Opening Panel - Critical Challenges To The Near-Term Deployment Of Space Nuclear Systems

This panel will address the critical challenges that must be overcome to enable the deployment of various space nuclear systems within the next 3-5 years. Experts will provide insights into the needs and challenges facing radioisotope, fission surface power, and space nuclear propulsion systems. Additionally, there will be discussion on the nuclear industry’s development of new material supply chains, its need to increase manufacturing capacity, and test and evaluation capabilities that could be required to quantify performance from small-scale materials studies up through an integrated full scale space nuclear system.