The rapid progress towards the commercial development of space has significantly changed the landscape for the deployment of space nuclear technologies. Where space nuclear power was once the nearly exclusive domain of the Department of Energy and NASA, there is now a commercially driven demand for space nuclear technologies to support private space exploration missions and in-situ resource utilization efforts. In parallel, private companies (both start-ups and long-established reactor vendors) are emerging to meet this demand. This panel will examine the exciting new world of commercial space nuclear technology development. Alan Boyle, contributing editor to GeekWire, will moderate a round table discussion on opportunities for space nuclear power technologies in the context of commercial space development. Each of the panelists will start with a brief talk about their perspective on space nuclear technologies, followed by a discussion led by the moderator. Finally, the panel will take questions from the audience.

Panelists

  • Alan Boyle, Moderator (GeekWire)
  • Ron Faibish (General Atomics)
  • Troy Howe (Howe Industries)
  • David Poston (Space Nuclear Power Corporation)
  • Paolo Venneri (USNC-Tech)
  • George Sowers (Colorado School of Mines Space Resources Program)
  • Rick Tumlinson (SpaceFund)

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