After 60 Years, Nuclear Power for Spaceflight is Still Tried and True – NASA Science

After 60 Years, Nuclear Power for Spaceflight is Still Tried and True – NASA Science

“As missions move farther away from the Sun to dark, dusty, and harsh environments, like Jupiter, Pluto, and Titan, they become impossible or extremely limited without nuclear power,” said Leonard Dudzinski, chief technologist for NASA’s Planetary Science Division and program executive for Radioisotope Power. Source link