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The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced on 2 May that it had completed a full power test of its Kilopower reactor, which exceeded government expectations.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 08 May 2018
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnasa-announces-successful-test-of-its-kilopower-reactor-6141223
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is to month start testing uranium-fuelled Stirling engines for use in possible future missions to Mars.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Monday, 20 November 2017
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnasa-looks-to-uranium-fuelled-engines-5981739
A new era of space exploration is dawning through the application of nuclear energy for rovers on Mars and the Moon, power generation at future bases on the surfaces of both and soon for rockets that enable interplanetary travel.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 27 July 2012
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-a-stepping-stone-to-space-exploration