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06/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

NASA thinking about performing a flight test of a nuclear reactor to the moon by the mid-2020s

Now that NASA has finished testing its new nuclear reactor on the ground, it is aiming its sights a lot higher. The space agency is considering fitting the Kilopower system onto a moon-bound lander for its first flight test in the middle of the 2020s, an article in Space News states. In a recent press conference, NASA officials […]

05/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

NASA is set to make an announcement about its “Kilopower” nuclear project soon

NASA is almost ready to reveal its “Kilopower” project to the world. According to a report from the Independent, the space agency will soon be holding a press conference to discuss the fruits of its research into nuclear power systems for spacecraft and outposts. Kilopower is a plan to develop small nuclear reactors that can provide plenty […]

01/28/2018 / By David Williams

NASA successfully completes first test of compact nuclear power system that could power a human base on Mars

One way or another, humans are going to visit other planets. The dream, according to many scientists, is to land on the one that’s orbiting the sun right next to us: Mars. The most experienced and most knowledgeable experts in the relevant fields of study are already hard at work on turning this dream into […]

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