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Atomic Energy For Space
About this film
The Magic Of The Atom, No. 031, Atomic Energy For Space. Co-producer, Handel Film Corp./Atomic Energy Commission/National Aeronautics and Space Administration No description at National Archives but listed in AEC 16mm film combined catalog (1966) : "Produced by the Handel Film Corporation with the cooperation of the USAEC and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. For sale by Handel Film Corporation at $195.00 per print, F.O.B. Los Angeles. Available for loan (free) from AEC Headquarters and field libraries. Permission for use of AEC library prints for public service or educational telecasting must be obtained from the Chief, Audio- Visual Branch, Division of Public Information, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D. C. 20545. The film explains why only atomic energy can satisfy some of the future power needs for the exploration of deep space. Nuclear energy for space is being developed through two basic applications: the nuclear rocket for space propulsion, and in isotopic or reactor power plants which can produce the electricity essential for spacecraft operations. It is explained that the nuclear rocket being developed jointly by the AEC and NASA in the Rover…
Directors & creators
United States. Department of Energy
Subjects
NASA, Space, Nuclear Energy, Project SNAP, Space vehicles -- Nuclear power plants, The Magic Of The Atom