Silicon Germanium (SiGe) Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) Program for space missions. Fifteenth technical progress report, August 1-31, 1980

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6479434· OSTI ID:6479434

Whitmore, C. W.; Silverman, G.

This program consists of the following three tasks: Multi-Hundred Watt RTG for the Galileo Probe Mission; Reestablishment of Silicon Germanium Unicouple Capability; and General Purpose Heat Source RTG for the International Solar Polar and Galileo Orbiter Missions. Details of program progress for each task, including a milestone schedule and a discussion of current problem areas (if any) are presented.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Philadelphia, PA (USA). Valley Forge Space Center
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-79ET32043
• OSTI ID: 6479434
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/32043-T20; ON: DE84017623
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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