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Polymath World Episode 56 - Patrick Rennie
Nuclear Propulsion
Can we travel further, faster in space with nuclear propulsion? As NASA gets ready to launch Space Reactor-1 Freedom (SR-1) in 2028 we explore the details of this technology. This mission aims to demonstrate a reactor generating over 20 kW of power, using HALEU (high-assay low-enriched uranium) fuel. People can get nervous about nuclear, but this technology can (and will) revolutionise everything about space technology, power and energy here on earth, and clean processes much needed on and off world.
Patrick Rennie is a physicist and rocket scientist. He is a Fellow and board member of the British Interplanetary Society, president of the Mars Society, and a space engineer with experience in nuclear systems.
Check out our previous episode on space planes here: Patrick Rennie on Rocket Science, Mars Exploration & Space Innovation |Polymath World #3
Check out our discussion on Mars here: Polymath World #50: The Mars Society UK | Exploring the Red Planet
The Polymath World Channel brings you interviews with extraordinary researchers and academics working on the frontiers of their disciplines. Meet and hear from scientists, professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, philosophers and astronauts.
Don’t forget to like and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday.
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By Samuel McKeeNuclear Propulsion
Can we travel further, faster in space with nuclear propulsion? As NASA gets ready to launch Space Reactor-1 Freedom (SR-1) in 2028 we explore the details of this technology. This mission aims to demonstrate a reactor generating over 20 kW of power, using HALEU (high-assay low-enriched uranium) fuel. People can get nervous about nuclear, but this technology can (and will) revolutionise everything about space technology, power and energy here on earth, and clean processes much needed on and off world.
Patrick Rennie is a physicist and rocket scientist. He is a Fellow and board member of the British Interplanetary Society, president of the Mars Society, and a space engineer with experience in nuclear systems.
Check out our previous episode on space planes here: Patrick Rennie on Rocket Science, Mars Exploration & Space Innovation |Polymath World #3
Check out our discussion on Mars here: Polymath World #50: The Mars Society UK | Exploring the Red Planet
The Polymath World Channel brings you interviews with extraordinary researchers and academics working on the frontiers of their disciplines. Meet and hear from scientists, professors, lecturers, researchers, engineers, philosophers and astronauts.
Don’t forget to like and subscribe. New episodes every Wednesday.
#PolymathWorldChannel #PursueExtraordinary #Nuclear #Physics #SpaceScience #SpaceExploration #HistoryOfSpace #Moon #Mars #Voyager #NASA #ESA #BritishInterplanetarySociety #MarsSociety #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #NuclearPropulsion #RTGs #NuclearThermalPropulsion #NuclearElectricPropulsion #SpaceTechnology #RocketScience #DeepSpaceMissions #SpacePowerSystems #NuclearPower #Radiation #NuclearFusion #NuclearFission #Artemis #Energy #SpaceColonization #CleanEnergy
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Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/PolymathWorld
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polymath_sam/
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@polymath_sam
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCuG7pQHkUJjc9WO56lcW47g
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-mckee/
Website: https://sam-mckee.co.uk/