NASA funds research into nuclear heaters for astronauts

New NASA wind tunnel to support lunar program

Tuesday July 28, 2026 | VIRGINIA, USA by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends NASA will showcase their newest wind tunnel this week at their Flight Dynamics Research Facility at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. It’s the agency’s first major wind tunnel built in more than 40 years. A ribbon-cutting ceremony […] The post New NASA wind tunnel to support lunar program appeared first on Island Social Trends.

NASA funds research into nuclear heaters for astronauts

NASA says it’s funding a new batch of far-out research projects, including a study evaluating how radioactive heaters can keep astronauts warm while they work on the moon. The heating project was proposed by Zeno Power Systems, a nuclear battery company with operations in Seattle, California and Washington, D.C. It’s one of 18 projects selected for nine-month, $225,000 Phase I grants by the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program. For decades,…