NASA backs dozens of projects on the space frontier
NASA has selected proposals from 37 companies, including several with Seattle-area connections, to further its plans to establish a long-term presence on the moon and enable human exploration of Mars.

The companies applied to partner with
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/06/26/nasa-backs-dozens-of-projects-on-the-space-frontier/
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NASA backs dozens of projects on the space frontier

NASA has selected proposals from 37 companies, including several with Seattle-area connections, to further its plans to establish a long-term presence on the moon and enable human exploration of Ma…

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Industry supports NASA plans to accelerate work on lunar nuclear reactors

A new NASA directive to accelerate development of a nuclear reactor for the moon has is aggressive but achievable, industry officials believe.

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Inside Zeno Power’s ‘test kitchen’ for nuclear batteries
Researchers are fine-tuning a recipe at Zeno Power’s office-lab complex in Seattle’s South Lake Union district — but it’s not the kind of recipe you can taste-test. Instead, this recipe specifies the ingredients for a new kind of nuclear battery, and Zeno is hoping it’ll get a glowing revie
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/06/16/inside-zeno-powers-test-kitchen-for-nuclear-batteries/
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Inside Zeno Power’s ‘test kitchen’ for nuclear batteries

Researchers are fine-tuning a recipe at Zeno Power’s office-lab complex in Seattle’s South Lake Union district — but it’s not the kind of recipe you can taste-test. Instead, this recipe specifies t…

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At its #Seattle lab, #ZenoPower is analyzing different combinations of ingredients for a new type of radioisotope power system. You can think of the lab as a "test kitchen" for #nuclear batteries that could someday go to the bottom of the ocean or the surface of the moon. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/inside-zeno-power-lab-nuclear-batteries/ #Space #Tech

Zeno Power raises $50M to create nuclear batteries
Zeno Power, a startup that’s headquartered in Seattle as well as Washington, D.C., today announced the completion of a $50 million funding round to boost the development of nuclear batteries for maritime and space applications.

The Series B round was led by Hanaco Ventures, with participation from Seraphim, Balerion
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/05/14/zeno-power-raises-50m-to-create-nuclear-batteries/
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Zeno Power raises $50M to create nuclear batteries

Zeno Power, a startup that’s headquartered in Seattle as well as Washington, D.C., today announced the completion of a $50 million funding round to boost the development of nuclear batteries for ma…

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#ZenoPower says it's raised $50 million to boost the development of #nuclear batteries that could provide heat and electricity in challenging environments ranging from the bottom of the ocean to the surface of the moon. The first commercial deliveries are due in 2027. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/zeno-power-50m-nuclear-batteries/ #Space #Tech
Nuclear battery startup Zeno Power raises $50 million to expand in space and at sea

Nuclear battery startup Zeno Power raises $50 million to expand in space and at sea Nuclear battery startup Zeno Power raises $50 million to expand in space and at sea

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Zeno Power strikes a deal to recycle radioactive material
Zeno Power says it has gained access to radioactive material destined for its first full-scale radioisotope power systems under the terms of a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy.

The transfer of the material from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee b
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/01/26/zeno-power-strikes-a-deal-to-recycle-radioactive-material/
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Zeno Power strikes a deal to recycle radioactive material

Zeno Power says it has gained access to radioactive material destined for its first full-scale radioisotope power systems under the terms of a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy. The tr…

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