It carried the U.S.’s first and only (known) space nuclear reactor, SNAP-10A, which has been circling the Earth ever since and will continue to circle for another 3,000 years. Back in the 1960s ...

America's uranium-fueled SNAP-10A entered into an orbit of 575 miles above the earth in 1965. It operated for 43 days before it stopped responding. It's now in a slow trajectory to hit the ground ...

There is, however, a nuclear reactor that is in Earth orbit. The U.S.’ first and only known space nuclear reactor, the SNAP-10A was the result of the government-sponsored System for Nuclear ...

Last week the first of such combinations, featuring SNAP-10A,* the world’s first spaceworthy reactor, went into operation as it orbited the earth. Bomb Fuel. The very conception of a nuclear ...

SNAP-10A was the first — and so far, only — U.S. nuclear power plant to operate in space. Launched on April 3, 1965, SNAP-10A operated for 43 days, producing 500 watts of electrical power ...

Nuclear Reactions Are Happening at Chernobyl Again This will be the first time that the U.S. military has launched a nuclear reactor into space since 1965, when the U.S. launched the SNAP-10A ...

SNAP-10A was the first — and so far, only — U.S. nuclear power plant to operate in space. Launched on April 3, 1965, SNAP-10A operated for 43 days, producing 500 watts of electrical power ...