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WORKSHOP: SPACE EXPLORATION, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FRENCH NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES?

03 January 2024 Articles

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JOINT WORKSHOP SFEN (Société Française de l'Energie Nucléaire) - 3AF

Space exploration is once again a hot topic, with plans for lunar bases, distant probes and voyages to Mars. And nuclear power for space exploration is once again a hot topic. The USA, Russia and now China have all embarked on the development of new space nuclear systems for power generation and space propulsion, some of which are aiming for a demonstration in orbit or on the surface of the moon within the next ten years.