nasa to make announcement about nuclear power in space - ess energy storage system
Nasa will make a major announcement on its project to put nuclear energy into space.
The agency has been working on "Kilopower"-a project that uses nuclear reactors to generate clean energy on the moon, Mars and elsewhere-for some time now.
The company said it will now hold a press conference to announce the latest results of its plans to launch a new space exploration power system.
The agency said in a press release that the meeting would see the agency discuss the results of its latest experiments.
From November 2017 to March 2018, it has been conducted on the national security website or the National Security Supervision Agency.
This place deep in the Nevada desert has long been a test ground for nuclear testing.
In the 1950 s, for example, it was used to detonate nuclear bombs that could be felt throughout the state and Las Vegas.
Nasa hopes that Kilopowercan will use some of the same nuclear technologies to provide energy to space explorers as they travel through the solar system.
They need energy to complete a variety of tasks, from producing the light, water and oxygen they need to conduct their experiments to sending information back to Earth.
"That's why NASA is experimenting on Kilopower, a new power source, it can provide safe, efficient and nasa for future robots and human space exploration missions, wrote in a statement on January.
"This groundbreaking space fission power system can provide up to 10 KW of the electricity ---
Enough to run two ordinary families. -
For at least ten years.
Four thousand units will provide enough strength to build an outpost.
"The use of nuclear fission will enable astronauts to generate energy anywhere.
For example, if people on Mars change a lot of energy from the sun;
On the moon, the night lasts 14 days.
"We want a power supply that can handle extreme environments," said Lee Mason, NASA's chief technical expert in charge of power and energy storage.
"Kilopower opens up the entire surface of Mars, including the North latitude area where there may be water.
On the Moon, Kilopower can be deployed to help search for resources in craters under permanent shadows.