NASA has chosen three winners out of nine finalists in the fourth annual Power to Explore Challenge, a national writing competition designed to teach K-12 students about the enabling power of radioisotopes for space exploration. The essay competition asked students to learn about NASA’s radioisotope power systems (RPS), likened to “nuclear batteries,” which the agency […]
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Get Involved, Glenn Research Center, Opportunities For Students to Get Involved, Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved, Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS), Technology, Technology for Space Travel
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May 7, 2025
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