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Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space

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Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space

The proliferation of nuclear power in space got a little more real Tuesday with the launch of a small satellite developed by a Florida-based company specializing in nuclear micro-power technology. It's a long way from launching a bona fide nuclear reactor, a breakthrough that could help power a permanent Moon base and efficiently drive rockets throughout the Solar System. But you have to start somewhere. The satellite from Miami-based City Labs is named BOHR, short for Betavoltaic Orbital High-R

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