On July 7, a small Miami company called City Labs put a tritium-powered battery the size of a pencil eraser into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 — its softball-sized BOHR CubeSat becoming the first commercial spacecraft ever cleared to carry a nuclear power
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A small Miami company, City Labs, has launched a softball-sized CubeSat into orbit aboard a SpaceX mission, reportedly carrying a tritium-powered battery. This launch is said to be the first time a commercial spacecraft has been cleared to carry nuclear power. The specifics of the launch, including the exact mission and date, are somewhat unclear, but it is confirmed that the CubeSat, called BOHR, was sent into orbit on a SpaceX vehicle.
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