OUR NEAREST STAR

Duration: 12 min

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Atomic Energy Commission

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Explains that an isotopic-power system has been placed in orbit aboard the Transit Four-A navigation satellite, the first application of nuclear power in space. Follows the development testing of the radioisotope fuel capsule and the thermoelectric generator that make up this SNAP system.