AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets

By Marcos Fernandez Tous, Assistant Professor of Space Studies, University of North Dakota
Preeti Nair, Master's Student in Aerospace Sciences, University of North Dakota
Sai Susmitha Guddanti, Ph.D. Student in Aerospace Sciences, University of North Dakota
Sreejith Vidhyadharan Nair, Research Assistant Professor of Aviation, University of North Dakota

A subset of AI called reinforcement learning is helping scientists improve nuclear fuel technology, which they could use to power spacecraft and rockets.

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