Open post AI6YR Ben @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · 2w ago Replying to @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Oh great, there's a 1965 nuclear reactor floating around in space still... lol. Anyone know what it's tracking ID is?. "....The System for Nuclear Auxiliary Power (SNAP) program launched the SNAP-10A in 1965 as a proof of concept, the first—and so far only—U.S. nuclear power reactor in space. It generated about 600 watts of electrical power for 43 days before shutdown and is still in orbit. ..." #space #nuclearreactor Safety report https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4195957#nuclearsatellite #nuclearreactor osti.gov
