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NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project Energizes Lunar Exploration https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/nasas-fission-surface-power-project-energizes-lunar-exploration/ #NASA #GlennResearchCenter #FissionSurfacePowerFSP #SpaceTechnologyMissionDirectorate

NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project Energizes Lunar Exploration

NASA tasked commercial partners with developing concept designs for a small nuclear fission reactor that could generate electricity on the Moon and Mars.
Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
#NASA #spacetechnologymissiondirectorate #glennresearchcenter #fissionsurfacepowerfsp
in reply to NASA

Tergenev
Tergenev
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From one of the last paragraphs: “Beyond gearing up for Phase 2, NASA recently awarded Rolls Royce North American Technologies, Brayton Energy, and General Electric contracts to develop Brayton power converters.”
So, fission to produce heat, and Brayton power converters to turn it into electricity.. Hmmm, too bad we can’t just hop over to Tosche Station to pick up those power converters.

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