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Nuclear In Space / US Selects Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft Designs For Demonstrations

By David Dalton
19 May 2022

Project will complement work on nuclear propulsion for larger spacecraft
US Selects Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft Designs For Demonstrations
The programme is targeted at highly manoeuvrable, small spacecraft using fusion and radioisotopes. Courtesy USNC.
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and Avalanche Energy will develop small, nuclear-powered spacecraft prototypes for space missions under contracts awarded by the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), with in-space demonstrations set for 2027.

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