16mm film combined catalog (1972)

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1966-67 NEW FILMS 89 The motion picture also describes safety of the SNAP reactor during fabrication, testing, transport, installation, launch and use in space, as well as data obtained from the flight. Detailed sequences filmed at Atomics International on fabrication and testing show the simplicity and com- pactness of the reactor. See also "SNAPSHOT," a film issued at the time of the launch, which describes pre-flight preparations, develop- ment, testing and qualification system tests in greater detail. SNAP-8: SYSTEM FOR NUCLEAR AUXILIARY POWER (1966). 10 minutes, color. Produced by the Aero jet-General Corporation. Queries on sale of prints should be directed to Aerojet-General Corporation, Von Karman Center, Azusa, California 91703. Available for loan (free) from AEC headquarters and field libraries. Cleared for television. In order to travel in space, man must take his own environ- ment with him. This requires power to supply oxygen, drinking water, air conditioning, lighting and to operate communication systems; in short: power to maintain equip- ment and sustain life itself. Simulating the earth's environ- ment is by no means a new idea. Crews of nuclear sub- marines live in health and comfort for months at a time while submerged in a hostile environment. This is possible because nuclear energy provides a source of continuous, uninterrupted power. Space voyagers, too, need this same kind of power, and this is where SNAP-8 comes in—using a mercury-vapor turbo-generator system to convert heat from a nuclear reactor into useful electricity. The film shows the principal components and, in anima- tion, illustrates and explains the operation of the system. Actual fabrication of components and subsystems is also shown, as well as the extensive testing programs currently underway. Thus, SNAP-8 is not a drawing on a drafting table, but a technological reality. Animation sequences are used to depict potential missions of the SNAP-8 system, including power for: TV satellites to broadcast all over the earth, orbiting space stations to support earth observation and space research, maintenance of permanent lunar bases, and manned explorations beyond the moon.