MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev, for RIA Novosti)...
Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space."According to the resolution, nuclear reactors can be used in outer space only when their usage is absolutely indispensable, and after their space mission is fulfilled the spacecraft equipped with nuclear reactors should be placed on sufficiently high orbit. "...The sufficiently high orbit must be such that the risks to existing and future outer space missions and of collision with other space objects are kept to a minimum."
At the turn of the century, part of the international scientific community decided that it was impossible to explore outer space without nuclear engines and reactors, which could be used to accelerate inter-planetary spacecraft and to supply them with energy.
This conclusion was based on the apparent lack of alternatives for conducting manned inter-planetary missions.
Scientists must find a way to ensure the radiation safety of nuclear propulsion units, including possible
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