Avalanche Energy and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation Are Developing Small Nuclear Energy Devices For Spacecraft - Part 1 of 2 Parts

Part 1 of 2 Parts
      For most people, the term “nuclear energy” conjures images of huge steaming cooling towers over massive buildings containing nuclear power reactors. However, two Seattle-based startups are developing nuclear technologies that one person could pick up and carry. They hope to produce power and propulsion for a new generation of spacecraft.

NASA Suggests A New System To Deflect Asteroids That Uses Paint

     Asteroids constitute an existential threat to humanity. Sixty-five million years ago, a six mile sized asteroid hit the Earth and rendered dinosaurs extinct. Astronomers say that asteroids that are six tenths of a mile in diameter are expected to hit the Earth every five hundred thousand years. NASA and other space agencies are attempting to map the population of Near-Earth Asteroids.

Researchers Believe That It Is Time To Seriously Study Sexual Issues in Space

     According to NASA, no human beings have ever had sex in space. On the other hand, other nations have launched men and women into space, so such a claim is suspect. In any case the increasing interest in private space tourism suggests that human beings will soon be engaging in sexual activity in space if they have not already.

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