Space
Rosatom scientists developed prototype plasma rocket engine for deep-space missions
The scientists at Rosatom have developed a laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator, which exhibits improved thrust performance (at least 6 Newtons) and specific impulse (at least 100 kilometers per second).
The project is a part of a comprehensive program aimed at advancing nuclear science, engineering, and technology in Russia, which in 2025 emerged as a part of the new national initiative for technological leadership New Nuclear and Energy Technologies.
The average power of such an engine operating in a pulsed-periodic mode can reach 300 kilowatts. These engines enable spacecraft to accelerate in space to velocities that are beyond the capability of chemical...
CIAE obtains lunar soil samples
China Discovered New Lunar Mineral for the First Time
On September 9, the eve of the Chinese traditional Mid- Autumn Festival, a day for eating moon-cake and family reunions, China National Space Administration (CNSA) and China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) jointly released research findings of the lunar samples brought back by the probe Change 5. A new mineral named Changesite-(Y) was discovered by scientists from Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology (BRIUG), a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). It has been approved by the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA). The Changesite-(Y) is the first lunar mineral discovered by China, and the sixth in the world.
CNNC receives sub-surface lunar samples
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