China Developing Nuclear-Powered Lunar Lander/Rover

Credit: CSNA
China is developing a nuclear-powered lunar lander/rover that will also raise nuclear-related launch safety issues when the mission is flown sometime between 2015-17. The rover will carry solar arrays to supplement the nuclear power on the lander descent system. The solar arrays are visible atop a...

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