Created: 2024-01-21
Updated: 2024-03-02
Company - Framatome Space
Product/Service
- Classification
- Space Utilities
- Category
- Nuclear Fission Power
Nuclear Radioisotope Power
- Fields
- Nuclear Power
Nuclear Propulsion
- Status
- Concept
- First launch
- Not announced
Framatome and Qosmosys partner to shape the future of space exploration together, 2023-12-19
- Framatome and Qosmosys announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the integration of Radioisotope Heater Units (RHU) and Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTG) as innovative energy sources to enhance the performance of ZeusX, Qosmosys's spacecraft.
- ZeusX is designed for payload transportation to the Moon and beyond. This collaboration also opens new horizons for services on the lunar surface.
- RHUs utilize the decay of radioisotopes to generate heat. Similarly, RTGs - often referred to as 'nuclear batteries' - convert the heat produced by the decay of radioisotopes into electricity. These technologies have been employed flawlessly in space vehicles for decades.
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