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This is a power point document to be presented at NASA HQ on March 3, 2022 for the Technology Demonstration Mission program and the management of STMD. It summarizes the activities over the last year of the Fission Surface Power (FSP) project. FSP is a project with the main goal of developing a nuclear reactor for operation on the Moon.
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Nuclear Power for the Moon and Mars Nuclear power systems enable robust exploration of the Moon and Mars - Reliable energy production is essential to exploration missions - Fission power systems can provide abundant and continuous surface power in all environmental conditions on the Moon and Mars - Lunar night is 14.5 Earth days long - Mars has recurring planet-wide dust storms that can last for weeks - A fission system designed for a demonstration on the Moon will be directly applicable to human Mars exploration
Nuclear Power for the Moon and Mars Nuclear power systems enable robust exploration of the Moon and Mars - Reliable energy production is essential to exploration missions - Fission power systems can provide abundant and continuous surface power in all environmental conditions on the Moon and Mars - Lunar night is 14.5 Earth days long - Mars has recurring planet-wide dust storms that can last for weeks - A fission system designed for a demonstration on the Moon will be directly applicable to human Mars exploration