TEM (nuclear propulsion)
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TEM (Russian: Транспортно-энергетический модуль, "transport and energy unit", NPPS in English) is a nuclear propulsion spacecraft project between the Russian Keldysh Research Center,[1] NIKIET (Research and Design Institute of Power Engineering) institute[2][3] and Rosatom.
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Mission[edit]
A Russian project to create an unmanned nuclear electric rocket spaceship for Solar system exploration. The planned date for the first reactor tests is set for 2018.
Specifications[edit]
Reactor[edit]
Spacecraft[edit]
- Mass: 20,290 kg (limited by Angara 5 carrying capacity)
- Thrust: 18 N
- Specific impulse: 70 km/s
- Space-launch vehicle: Angara
Project history[edit]
2009 - project started.
2016 March - first batch of nuclear fuel received[4]
2018 November - successful initial tests of the water droplet radiator system[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Александр Емельяненков (3 October 2012). "Буксир в невесомость". "Российская газета". Retrieved 2016-11-15.
"Центр Келдыша", которым я руковожу, назначен головным по ядерной энергодвигательной установке.
- ^ "DailyTech - Russia is Developing Nuclear Fission Spaceship to Reach the Red Planet". Dailytech.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Plutonium to Pluto: Russian nuclear space travel breakthrough". Rt.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Sputnik. "Russia's Rosatom Receives First Batch of Fuel for Space Nuclear Engine". sputniknews.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ RT. "Russia 'tests' key piece of nuclear space engine to revolutionize long-range missions". rt.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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