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Home / Science / Technology / Energy / Nuclear / Applications in Space
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- INSPI - The Innovative Nuclear Space Power and Propulsion Institute (INSPI) at the University of Florida is a multidisciplinary center conducting research in areas related to space nuclear energy systems, high temperature nuclear fuels, energy conversion and propulsion.
www.inspi.ufl.edu
- U.S. DOE Space and Defense Power Systems - Scroll down to Space and Defense Power Systems for US development and use of radioisotope power sources for space applications requiring long-lived maintenance-free power supplies. These power sources have been used on several NASA lunar and planetary missions.
www.NE.doe.gov/programoffices.html
- Will Nuclear Power Put Humans On Mars? - Mission planners are considering a 30-year-old and controversial technology to carry humans to Mars: nuclear rockets. Space.com article discusses the history and possible future applications of nuclear energy in space.
www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/nuclearmars_000521.html
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