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based systems for space exploration. nuclear-based systems can provide electricity, heat, and propulsion for missions that are well beyond the capabilities of solar power, fuel cells, and conventional chemical means. nuclear-based systems include, but are not limited to, radioisotope thermoelectric generators
(rtgs), fi ssion-based nuclear reactor power systems, nuclear thermal propulsion (ntp), nuclear electric propulsion (nep), and propulsion systems based on nuclear fusion and on other advanced nuclear technologies. the united states has designed and launched rtgs for more than thirty years. these systems...
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