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  "path": "/the-space-nuclear-power-bottleneck-and-how-to-fix-it/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-16T14:00:00.000Z",
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    "The space nuclear power bottleneck — and how to fix it",
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  "textContent": "No technology holds more transformative potential for America’s space aspirations than nuclear power. Radioisotopes can safely produce heat that will enable deep space exploration and survival of the frigid lunar night while fission reactors are capable of producing kilowatts of electricity on the moon or in orbit. Fission is also the key to advanced nuclear […]\n\nThe post The space nuclear power bottleneck — and how to fix it appeared first on SpaceNews.",
  "title": "The space nuclear power bottleneck — and how to fix it"
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