After banning harmful satellite testing, the United States intends to use nuclear power systems in space.
The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit (IUD) is working to test prototypes of nuclear power in space by 2027. The move comes just months after Vice President Kamala Harris said the U.S. would no longer do so. harmful experiments by satellite in orbit. IUD has awarded contracts to two companies: Avalanche Energy to demonstrate next-generation nuclear …