World’s First Betavoltaic Nuclear Satellite Just Launched to Test a New Era of Space Power
This week, history was made as the world's first nuclear-powered satellite was carried to orbit on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite
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SpaceX launches BOHR CubeSat with first commercial nuclear battery in space
A tiny tritium battery could open darker, colder parts of space.
zmescience.com·4d agoSpaceX launches BOHR CubeSat with first commercial nuclear battery in space
A tiny tritium battery could open darker, colder parts of space.
zmescience.com·4d ago
City Labs to Launch First Commercial Nuclear-Powered Satellite on SpaceX Rocket
SpaceX has scheduled the launch of its Transporter-17 rideshare mission for Tuesday, July 7.
ZeroHedge·16h agoCity Labs to Launch First Commercial Nuclear-Powered Satellite on SpaceX Rocket
SpaceX has scheduled the launch of its Transporter-17 rideshare mission for Tuesday, July 7.
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In July 2026, a Miami startup called City Labs sent a softball-sized CubeSat carrying a tritium battery into orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-17 rideshare, becoming the first commercially built nuclear-powered satellite ever launched and the first mission ev
A softball-sized satellite from a small Miami company has quietly rewritten the rules of who gets to fly nuclear power in space. City Labs’
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