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Ep 399: Bhavya Lal - Associate Admin for Technology, Policy & Strategy, NASA

Titans Of Nuclear | Interviewing World Experts on Nuclear Energy

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The History of NASA's Nuclear Program

NASA has been part of nuclear efforts since its inception. Radio isotopic systems are powered by plutonium 238. Next up, we will launch a dragon fly mission in 2027 to explore Saturn's largest moon. And then also nuclear power for what's called propulsion to travel across space.

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