ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] On April 21, 1964, a Transit navigational satellite was launched from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California. The payload included a Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power-generator, SNAP-9A, containing 17 kCi or about 1 kg of Pu-2381*2. Because the rocket failed to boost the satellite into ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/241444a0
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