Over Summer 2025, MIT graduate students Yana Charoenboonvivat (Course 16 – AeroAstro) and Taylor Hampson (Course 22 – Nuclear Science and Engineering) were at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), respectively. Yana was a graduate pathways intern with the Thermal Energy Conversion branch, working on the Fission Surface Power…
Month: September 2025
INL Starfire Workshop: The Emerging Space Nuclear Generation
On July 21-22, 2025, Idaho National Lab hosted the annual STAR FIRE Workshop at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. The workshop sought to bring together a cohort of undergraduate, graduate students, and recent graduates to “present research, forge connections, and delve into the latest advancements in space fission.” The event fielded…