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TEM (nuclear propulsion)
Nuclear propulsion project From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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TEM (Russian: Транспортно-энергетический модуль, "transport and energy module\unit", NPPS in English) is an under development nuclear propulsion spacecraft with the intention to facilitate the transportation of large cargoes in deep space.[2] It will be constructed by the Russian Keldysh Research Center,[3] NIKIET (Research and Design Institute of Power Engineering) institute,[4] and Rosatom.
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Mission
A Russian project to create an uncrewed nuclear electric rocket spaceship for Solar system exploration. The first reactor tests are scheduled for the early 2020s; as of May 2020, the first orbital flight test of the reactor is planned for no earlier than 2030.[3] The first mission, named Zeus, is envisioned to operate for 50 months and deliver payloads to the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter through multiple gravity assists.[5]
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Specifications
Reactor
Spacecraft
- Mass: 20,290 kg (limited by Angara 5 carrying capacity)
- Thrust: 18 N
- Specific impulse: 7000 s
- Space-launch vehicle: Angara
Project history
- 2009 – Project started.
- March 2016 – First batch of nuclear fuel received[citation needed]
- October 2018 – Successful initial tests of the water droplet radiator system[citation needed]
- May 2021 – Zeus mission proposed by Roscosmos and the Russian Academy of Sciences
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