NUCLEAR SPACE
May 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLPLANS by American space agency NASA to develop nuclear energy sources that can be fitted onboard space ships have been discussed by the scientific and technical subcommittee of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs.Its experts were informed of the earmarking of money in NASA's 2003 budget for a new nuclear systems initiative. This two-part programme will:*Develop a new generation of radioisotope power systems for generating electricity for spacecraft and their scientific instruments for missions to planets and deep space;*Create a uranium-fuelled ...
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