| 1. | U.S. DOE Space and Defense Power Systems | | | Scroll down to Space and Defense Power Systems for US development and use of radioisotope power sources for space applications requiring long-lived maintenance-free power supplies. These power sources have been used on several NASA lunar and planetary missions.
www.NE.doe.gov |
| 2. | INSPI | | | The Innovative Nuclear Space Power and Propulsion Institute (INSPI) at the University of Florida is a multidisciplinary center conducting research in areas related to space nuclear energy systems, high temperature nuclear fuels, energy conversion and propulsion.
www.inspi.ufl.edu |
| 3. | Will Nuclear Power Put Humans On Mars? | | | Mission planners are considering a 30-year-old and controversial technology to carry humans to Mars: nuclear rockets. Space.com article discusses the history and possible future applications of nuclear energy in space.
www.space.com |
| 4. | NuclearSpace: The Pro-Nuclear Space Movement | | | News coverage, editorials and articles about the use of nuclear energy in space research and exploration. There is a message board and a forum for discussion of related issues.
www.nuclearspace.com |
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