{"id":771516,"date":"2023-11-09T11:55:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=771516"},"modified":"2023-11-09T11:55:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:55:40","slug":"nasa-seeks-students-to-imagine-nuclear-powered-space-missions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=771516","title":{"rendered":"NASA Seeks Students to Imagine Nuclear-Powered Space Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The third Power to Explore Student Challenge from NASA is underway. The writing challenge invites K-12 students in the United States to learn about radioisotope power systems, a type of nuclear battery integral to many of NASA\u2019s far-reaching space missions, and then write an essay about a new powered mission for the agency.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

For more than 60 years, radioisotope power systems<\/a> have helped NASA explore the harshest, darkest, and dustiest parts of our solar system. They have enabled many spacecraft to conduct otherwise impossible missions in total darkness. Ahead of the next total solar eclipse<\/a> in the United States in April 2024, which is a momentary period without sunlight and brings attention to the challenge of space exploration without solar power, NASA wants students to submit essays about these systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Entries should detail where students would go, what they would explore, and how they would use the power of radioisotope power systems to achieve mission success in a dusty, dark, or far away space destination with limited or obstructed access to light. Submissions are due Jan. 26, 2024.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

For details, visit https:\/\/rps.nasa.gov\/STEM\/power-to-explore\/<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center<\/strong><\/p>\n

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