| ISBN |
9780716662686 hardcover |
| Name |
Adams, William D., (Childrens' author) author. |
| Title |
Fusion-powered spacecraft / William D. Adams. |
| Published |
Chicago, Illinois : World Book, Inc., 2022. |
| ©2022 |
| Description |
48 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
| "With NASA inventor, Stephanie Thomas"--Cover. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Powering spacecraft -- Inventor feature : destined for aerospace -- Big idea : fusion power -- Fusion on Earth -- Big idea : radio-frequency heating -- Inventor feature : Mr. Wizard and sci-fi -- Big idea : combining power and thrust -- Generating electricity -- Direct Fusion Drive in cross-section -- Simple, small, and clean -- Testing DFD -- Inventor feature : the Princeton connection -- Game-changing power -- Game-changing speed -- Down to Earth : ideas from space that could serve us on our planet -- Inventor feature : other interests -- Stephanie Thomas and Princeton Satellite Systems -- Inventor challenge : power exploring. |
| Summary |
"Probes to the outer solar system take many years to reach their destinations. They get there with only enough power for basic instruments and grainy communication back to Earth. What if we could get high-definition video of Saturn's rings? Learn how aerospace engineer Stephanie Thomas plans to create a rocket that can get to the outer planets much faster and provide plenty of power"--Back cover. |
| Subjects |
Thomas, Stephanie, (Engineer) Biography |
| United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| United States. -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees -- Biography -- Juvenile literature |
| Space vehicles -- Propulsion systems -- Juvenile literature |
| Space probes -- Juvenile literature |
| Aerospace engineering -- Juvenile literature |
| Manned space flight -- Juvenile literature |
| Outer space -- Exploration -- Juvenile literature |
| Added Corporate Names |
World Book, Inc issuing body. |
| Series |
Out of this world (World Book, Inc.) |
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