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SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite

A satellite aboard SpaceX's Transporter-17 rideshare mission is the first commercially designed and operated spacecraft to harness nuclear energy in orbit.

SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite
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A satellite aboard SpaceX's Transporter-17 rideshare mission is the first commercially designed and operated spacecraft to harness nuclear energy in orbit.

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