Space nuclear power is nearing critical mass as the final frontier's next frontier
Space nuclear power is nearing critical mass as the final frontier’s next frontier June 15, 2021 at 4:18 pm An artist’s conception shows a spacecraft firing up its nuclear thermal propulsion system. (DARPA Illlustration) The idea of putting nukes in space may sound like a national security nightmare, but the right kind of nukes are likely to be a must-have for long-term space exploration. At least that’s the way a panel of experts at the intersection of the space industry and the nuclear industry described the state of things this week during the American Nuclear Society’s virtual ann...
Source: geekwire.com