Spacecraft require electrical energy. This energy must be available in the outer reaches of the solar system where sunlight is very faint. It must be available

This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nucle

Provides details of a variety of radioisotope power systems, shows in what circumstances they surpass other power systems, and provides the history of the space