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Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space

Ars Technica·23h ago

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A Miami-based company, City Labs, has reportedly achieved a first for commercial nuclear power in space. City Labs launched a small satellite, called the BOHR CubeSat, carrying a tritium-powered battery into orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket. The launch is said to be the first time a commercially built nuclear-powered satellite has been launched.

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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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Miami-based City Labs achieves a first for commercial nuclear power in space

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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

In July 2026, a Miami startup called City Labs sent a softball-sized CubeSat carrying a tritium battery into orbit on SpaceX's Transporter-17 rideshare, becoming the first commercially built nuclear-powered satellite ever launched and the first mission ever cleare

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