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Although NASA has recently proved adept at incorporating modern technologies into its spacecraft, the agency currently supports relatively little work in long-term space technology development. To enable ambitious future space activities and to achieve its long-term goals, NASA needs to engage in space research and technology development (R&T)
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Low-level NASA funding in areas such as spacecraft bus technologies and NASA-unique sensors could therefore lead to significant advances. Space Nuclear Power Systems Advanced space nuclear power systems will probably be required to support deep space missions, lunar and planetary bases, extended human exploration
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Currently, limited work is being done on advanced space nuclear power to enable ambitious future space activities. Unless NASA supports R&T in areas such as innovative conversion methods or innovative packaging and integration, future space nuclear power systems will probably be more expensive and less efficient.
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and academia in its R&T programs. The Office of the Chief Technologist should work with the NASA centers to organize cooperative programs among NASA centers, universities, and industries to leverage NASA's investment in new technology.
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