Space Power Volume 9 Number 4 1990

Contents Volume 9, 1990 Volume 9 Number 1 Editorial 2 Irving Weinberg & David J. Brinker. Indium Phosphide Solar Cells—Recent Developments and Estimated Performance in Space 3 G. Y. Eastman, D. M. Ernst, R. M. Shaubach &J. E. Toth. Adanced Heat Pipe Technology for Space Heat Transport and Rejection Technologies 15 Francis Baron, Ralph Philippi & Wemer Tillmetz. European Regenerative Fuel Cell Technology for Space Use 27 Gregg E. Maryniak. Nonterrestrial Materials for Space Solar Power Projects 39 James A. Turi & Robert T. Carpenter. Advanced Radioisotope Space Power Systems 49 Barbara I. McKissock & Harvey S. Bloomfield. Space Nuclear Reactor Shields for Manned and Unmanned Applications 57 Jordin Kare. Pulsed Laser Propulsion for Low-cost High-volume Launch to Orbit 67 D. J. McConnell. Safety and Environmental Analyses for Space Nuclear Programs 77 G. B. Sheble’, R. M. Nelms & L. L. Grigsby. Fundamental Concepts for Realtime Spacecraft Power Distribution Control 89 Volume 9 Number 2/3 Daniel E. Hastings & Mengu Cho. Ion Drag on a Highly Negatively Biased Solar Array 99 Hiroshi Matsumoto, Nobuyuki Kaya & Makoto Nagatomo. Microwave Energy Transmission Experiment 113 Kunihisa Eguchi, Sachio Ogiwara & Tsutomo Fujiwara. An Experimental Stirling Engine for Use in Space Solar Dynamic Power Systems: Preliminary Tests 131 Sumio Kato, Hiroshi Oda, Yasuhiro Takeshita, Yoshinori Sakai, Tatsusaburo Nakamura & Osamu Muragishi. Study of Parabolic Solar Concentrators 149 B. D. Meredith, P. R. Ahlf & R. J. Saucillo. Space Station Freedom Growth Power Requirements 163 Krishna Kumar. Satellite Attitude Control through Solar Radiation: a New Approach 175

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