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[Interview] Improving Nuclear Power Generators for Future Space Missions

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Content provided by Fraser Cain. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Fraser Cain or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

Solar power has its limits. Some space missions will need an alternative source of power like RTGs. How can we make them better? Which fuel is optimal for them and why? How to convert heat into electricity? Finding out in this interview.

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🟣 Guest: Tyler Bernstein
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  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:48 What is an RTG?
  • 05:43 Different isotopes
  • 19:25 Possible missions
  • 28:07 Stirling engines
  • 33:48 Current obsessions
  • 43:02 Final thougths and more interviews

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https://youtu.be/r2SxXkm2_fc

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Solar power has its limits. Some space missions will need an alternative source of power like RTGs. How can we make them better? Which fuel is optimal for them and why? How to convert heat into electricity? Finding out in this interview.

😍 [Interview+] Bonus Part. No YT ads.
https://www.patreon.com/universetoday

🟣 Guest: Tyler Bernstein
https://www.zenopower.com/

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:48 What is an RTG?
  • 05:43 Different isotopes
  • 19:25 Possible missions
  • 28:07 Stirling engines
  • 33:48 Current obsessions
  • 43:02 Final thougths and more interviews

📺 VIDEO VERSION
https://youtu.be/r2SxXkm2_fc

📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter
No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter

🎧 PODCASTS
Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/
Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/

📩 CONTACT FRASER
[email protected]

⚖️ LICENSE
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Support Universe Today Podcast

  continue reading

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