Nuclear Space Technology and Application 18-JUL-08 en-us Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 16, 2007 - Nuclear power could greatly contribute to spacecraft capabilities. The Soviet Union first developed nuclear powered generators for spacecraft in the 1960s. Since 1970 it has launched more than 30 military radar satellites equipped with the Buk unit, which can generate up to 3 kW of electricity.]]> ]]> Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 15, 2007 - Solar energy supplies most of power in spacecraft nowadays. Although the efficiency of solar cells has grown substantially recently, they have reached the limit of their development and can supply electricity only in near-Earth orbits and for satellite-borne equipment. Such large-scale projects as the exploration of the Moon or a manned mission to Mars require nuclear power plants.]]> Moscow (UPI) Aug 14, 2007 - Solar energy supplies most of power in spacecraft nowadays. (Yury Zaitsev is an academic adviser at the Academy of Engineering Sciences. This article is reprinted by permission of RIA Novosti. The opinions expressed in this article are the author's and do not necessarily represent those of RIA Novosti.) (United Press International's "Outside View" commentaries are written by outside contributors who specialize in a variety of important issues. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of United Press International. In the interests of creating an open forum, original submissions are invited.)]]> Washington DC (SPX) Jan 30, 2006 - As NASA's New Horizons spacecraft wends its way on a nine-year journey toward Pluto and the outer solar system, at least one expert wonders why such missions need to take so long.]]> ]]> Washington (UPI) March 29, 2004 - NASA's new strategy for sending humans back to the moon or onward to Mars includes employing a race of advanced robots -- some of which will be tested within five years -- on interplanetary jaunts to the farthest locations in the solar system.]]> Albuquerque - Feb 11, 2004 - A planned U.S. mission to investigate three ice-covered moons of Jupiter will demand fast-paced research, fabrication and realistic non-nuclear testing of a prototype nuclear reactor within two years, says a Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist.]]> Chicago - Sep 25, 2003 - Boeing has selected Dr. Joe Mills to lead the company's effort on the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) program, part of a NASA initiative to develop nuclear power and electric propulsion technologies to revolutionize space exploration.]]> ]]> Chicago - Aug 01, 2003 - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has awarded a contract to a Boeing-led team to study deep space propulsion systems for the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than 2011.]]> St. Louis - Jul 03, 2003 - Boeing has been named by the Department of Energy (DOE) to lead in the creation of a next-generation power system for future Mars surface missions and the exploration of deep space.]]> New Orleans - Mar 25, 2003 - For the first time since 1987, new high-purity plutonium sources for use as primary analytical chemistry standards have been produced at Los Alamos National Laboratory using a new extrusion method developed at the Laboratory.]]> ]]> ]]> Advertise in this newsletter or website click for advertising kit - PDF File

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