Zeno Builds Strontium 90 Heater For Spacecraft Nuclear Battery

Zeno Power says it is “the first commercially built radioisotope heater unit ever.”

 

Credit: Zeno Power
Zeno Power has built and demonstrated a shielded Strontium 90 heat source, technology that could be used as the basis for a nuclear battery aboard a future U.S. Space Force spacecraft or a NASA lunar lander. The heater unit was developed in partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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