Industry Is Studying NASA's Nuclear Initiative
Credit: JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
NASA faces one hurdle in its proposed Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) mission that could be a showstopper--the biggest chemical-fueled U.S. launch vehicles available in the foreseeable future may not be big enough to get the probe into space for a nuclear-powered run to its target. While nuclear...
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