Contents Volume 8, 1989 Volume 8 Numbers 1/2 1989 Papers from the IAF International Conference on Space Power, Cleveland, OH, USA, 5-7 June 1989 E. L. Ralph. Photovoltaic Space Power History and Perspective 3 Gary F. Turner & Stephen C. DeBrock. Large Solar Array Design 11 P. A. Iles, Y. C. M. Yeh & F. Ho. Gallium Arsenide Technologies in Photovoltaic Conversion 23 Geoffrey A. Landis, Sheila G. Bailey & Dennis J. Flood. Advances in ThinFilm Solar Cells for Lightweight Space Photovoltaic Power 31 H. Kuninaka, Y. Nozaki & K. Kuriki. High Voltage Solar Array Interacting with Ionospheric Plasma 51 J. R. Lance & J. W. H Chi. Space Nuclear Power Systems for Extrarrestrial Basing 69 S. Weingartner, J. Blumenberg & F. Lindner. Space Power Thermal Energy Storage: Planned Experiments for Phase Change Material Tests in Microgravity 83 Thomas L. Labus, Richard R. Secunde & Ronald G. Lovely. Solar Dynamic Power for Space Station Freedom 97 J. F. Wett, J. W. H. Chi & J. M. Livingston. NERVA-Derivative Reactor Technology—A National Asset for Diverse Space Power Applications 115 William B. Harper Jr., Anthony Pietsch & William G. Beggenstoss. The Future of Closed Brayton Cycle Space Power Systems 125 Jack G. Slaby. Free-piston Stirling Technology for Space Power 137 Praveen Jain, J. Bottrill & M. Tanju. Considerations of Power Conversion Techniques in Future Space Applications 149 Jerry Grey & Lucien Deschamps. Central-Station Electric Power for Spacecraft 179 M L. Ramalingam & M. Morgan. Optimization of Lanthanum Hexaboride Electrodes for Maximum Thermionic Power Generation 199 Elliot B. Kennel, Mark S. Perry & Brian D. Donovan. Reliability and Single Point Failure Design Considerations in Thermionic Space Nuclear Power Systems 219 Nils J. Diaz, Samim Anghaie, Edward T. Dugan & Isaac Maya. Ultrahigh Temperature Vapor Reactor and Magneto Conversion for Multimegawatt Space Power Generation 225 J. Norwood Jr., J. Nering, B. C. Maglich & C. Powell. A High Specific Power Aneutronic Space Reactor 237 Volume 8 Number 3 1989 Papers from the IAF International Conference on Space Power, Cleveland, OH, USA, 5-7 June 1989 Gary L. Bennett. Historical Overview of the US Use of Space Nuclear Power 259
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