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China's first space nuclear propulsion technology laboratory set up

    Science and Technology Daily News (Zhou 薛英民 reporter Li Yan) reporter August 26 was informed from the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation five branches of 502, our first nuclear propulsion technology laboratory in Beijing recently set up a space laboratory will be the development of China's aerospace strategy for traction, targeting deep space exploration mission requirements, applied research project carried out in space nuclear propulsion technology.

    Nuclear space propulsion research starting in the 1950s, mainly in the United States, Russia, the two countries have completed a lot of ground verification, made a series of remarkable results. The current international aerospace industry generally believe that space nuclear propulsion technology will become the future of mankind to explore the universe of revolutionary means, have an extremely broad mandate prospects, and has significant performance and cost advantages.

    It is understood that the lab by the five branches of 502 led the joint China Institute of Atomic Energy Reactor Engineering Design Institute, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics was founded. 502 is one of the earliest units conducting space nuclear propulsion systems research. Relevant responsible person said, the laboratory will seize the opportunity of China's space science and technology and the rapid development of nuclear science and technology, exploring good operating system and management mechanism, give full play to the advantages of three units, to develop space nuclear propulsion business, truly powerful combination, complementary advantages, to achieve "Training + science + project application" deep integration, play a leading and exemplary role. At the same time cultivate a number of major scientific and technological achievements, to better meet national strategic needs, and strive to build a leading, world-class joint laboratory.

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