SpaceX Launches the First Commercial Nuclear-Powered Satellite

SpaceX launched BOHR, the first commercial nuclear-powered satellite using City Labs' tritium betavoltaic technology, demonstrating a regulatory and technical breakthrough for private space nuclear power. The mission validates a path for commercial-scale nuclear micropower in orbit, with applications for lunar surface missions and sensors in low-light environments.

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