1963 NASA Apollo SNAP Nuclear Power Safety Re-entry Report Sandia Cornell Aero⁠ For Sale

This vintage May 1963 technical progress report from Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory (CAL Report No. I08-100), prepared for Sandia Corporation, details crucial re-entry safety research on the atmospheric dispersal and oxidation of nuclear reactor core materials like zirconium. This foundational study directly supported Sandia's validation of SNAP nuclear power systems, the technology ultimately deployed during the Apollo program to power the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) on the Moon. Complete with original diagrams, velocity charts, and microscopic photo plates, this original plastic comb-bound document features official "Aerotherm Library" provenance stamps and remains in clean, legible vintage condition.