New black box helps track crashed nuclear spacecraft to prevent leaks

New black box helps track crashed nuclear spacecraft to prevent leaks

If a rocket carrying a nuclear reactor explodes on its way to deep space, how do you find the radioactive wreckage before it leaks? A nuclear-powered spacecraft poses a high risk of environmental contamination in the event of a crash. Now, a new study introduces a Micro Black Box (MBB) concept specifically tailored for nuclear propulsion spacecraft. It would be able to record flight data and broadcast coordinates to prevent nuclear leaks. A team…