Kilopower project by NASA recently seen in news intends to ........

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Kilopower project by NASA, recently seen in news, intends to

Reduce carbon footprints of power generation by harnessing the natural cleansing ability of the environment

Power planet mission rovers by energy generated at the host planets

Conduct fusion reaction in space

Create small nuclear power sources to fuel further space

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Explanation:

The Kilopower project is a near-term technology effort to develop preliminary concepts and
technologies that could be used for an affordable fission nuclear power system to enable long- duration stays on planetary surfaces.

The principal goal of the project is to sufficiently develop and test nuclear power system technologies by 2018 so fission power can be a viable option for NASA decision makers to consider when making their informed selection of exploration surface systems.

Kilopower tackles a few different problems in spacecraft design: existing nuclear power systems rely on a fuel we’ve essentially run out of, solar power becomes increasingly feeble the further from the sun the spacecraft goes, and more complicated space activities—like those involving humans—would require significantly stronger power supplies than current projects