https://spacewatch.global/tag/fission-reactor/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:18:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/fission-reactor/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/spacewatchgl-opinion-moonshot-power-why-the-us-wants-a-nuclear-reactor-in-space-and-why-europe-cares/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66980
Written by Torsten Kriening
Eighty years ago this week -on 6th and 9th August 1945 - the world entered the nuclear age in the most traumatic way imaginable. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are not just history; they are emotional markers that still shape public memory and political reflexes across Europe. In Germany, the association of “nuclear” with danger was reinforced by the radioactive cloud from Chernobyl in 1986 and by the cascading failures at Fukushima in 2011, which led Berlin to decide on a complete nuclear phase-out, completed in 2023.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/the-space-cafe-podcast-137-with-dr-bhavya-lal/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67037 Nuclear power’s bad Earthly reputation hides its potential as a lifeline beyond our planet. Space is already radioactive—and if we want to stay and build on the Moon, Mars, or Europa, nuclear offers “power abundance” solar can’t match. Dr. Lal explains why, covering tech, safety, law, history, and why the next space era may finally embrace it.]]>