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Nuclear-powered CubeSat poised for historic SpaceX launch

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Source: Interesting Engineering
Nuclear-powered CubeSat poised for historic SpaceX launch
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City Labs’ BOHR, the world’s first commercial nuclear-powered CubeSat, is set to launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-17; it uses NanoTritium betavoltaic cells to provide continuous power, enabling operations in shadowed or deep-space environments, and has obtained FAA approval under a regulatory pathway for nuclear payloads.

Topics:sciencespace#betavoltaic#faa-approval#nanotritium#nuclear-satellite#space#spacex
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  1. World’s first commercial nuclear-powered satellite set for launch aboard SpaceX rocket  Interesting Engineering
  2. SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite  Space
  3. Fire detectors, military tech demos, 3D printers among SpaceX rideshare payloads launching on midnight Falcon 9 flight  Spaceflight Now
  4. Transporter-17 Mission  SpaceX
  5. Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space  Ars Technica

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