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... powered by nuclear energy had begun operation in the Gulf of Mexico. The 60-watt Snap-7D nuclear generator was expected to last 10 years as compared to conventional batteries requiring recharging ...

... of Mexico. Developed by the Navy, the unattended station was powered by the AEC generator, Snap-7D. ''(NYT, 2/14/65, 90)'' A Polaris A-3 launched from the nuclear submarine Sam ...

... that I went and flew the A-7 at England Air Force Base Louisiana . A-7D was the first fully integrated avionics airplane that the Air Force had, and the Navy ... him on the end of the arm, and as this thing spun around, he would snap—there was trunnions that held it into the payload bay of the Orbiter on each ... the longeron of the Orbiter with another tool that he would snap onto the opposite side, 180 degrees out, trunnions, snap it on, and it had a big old grapple fixture on ...

... had indicated cyclical dip reflecting completion of procurement of LTV Aerospace Corp. A-7D and General Dynamics Corp. F-111 aircraft. Magazine said USAF procurement might rise ... increases in scattering attributable to growth of microorganisms. Also, three-legged probes would snap photos; study Martian atmosphere; return meteorological data, pressures, temperatures, wind, and humidity; report ...

... 1974, Covey was an operational fighter pilot, flying the F-100, A-37, and A-7D. He flew 339 combat missions during two tours in Southeast Asia. At Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, between 1975 and 1978, he was an F-4 and A-7D weapons system test pilot and joint test force director for electronic warfare testing of the ...

... , Udorn, Thailand, prior to returning to the United States in October 1972 to assume A-7D instructor pilot and flight examiner duties at England Air Force Base, Louisiana. Nagel attended the ... a test pilot, he worked on various projects, including flying the F-4 and A-7D. He has logged 12,600 hours flying time; 9,640 hours in jet aircraft. Spaceflight ...

... . around the world. Of major concern was a device called SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR AUXILIARY POWER SNAP ( system for nuclear auxiliary power ) generating from any of three radioactive and highly toxic fuels ... spy satellite from Vandenberg AFB had misfired and dropped two SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR AUXILIARY POWER SNAP generators into the Pacific just off the southern Calif. coast; a 6mo search had recovered ...

... . ''(NASA Release 64 40)'' AEC issued special report on Snap ( Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power ) program, stressing need to flight test Snap in spacecraft in order to develop its full potential: "The Snap program has reached a point in technology where its importance ...

... Satellite," "Solar Thermionic Electric Power System," "Sunflower Power Conversion System," "The Snap II Concept," "Status of the Snap II Reactor," "Snap Thermoelectric Systems," "Nuclear Reactor Thermionic Space Power Systems," "Dynamic Versus Direct Conversion," "Boiling vs. Non-Boiling Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors in Rankine Cycle Space Power Plants," "Optimized Snap III Power Generator Design for Spacecraft," "Chemical-Mechanical Space Power Systems," "Cryogenic Tankage for Chemical ...

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