China Space Program Going Nuclear

Chang’e-3, First China Lunar Surface Vehicle Will Employ Nuclear Power Supply Fueled By Plutonium 238, Making China 3rd Country After USA & Russia To Use Nuclear Energy In Space Exploration; Fuel Cells Developed By China Institute Of Atomic Energy; Chief Lunar Scientist Ziyuan Ouyang Says Fuel Cells Will Play Increasingly Important Role In Future China Deep Space Exploration

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