Artemis Base Camp: Key components including Habitat, Rovers, Landers and a Nuclear Power Plant

In this video I look at NASA's Artemis Base Camp, a central part of their Artemis programme, that now includes a newly announced 100 kW nuclear power plant as a key component. I go over the contributions to this base from ESA and JAXA and speculate on the use of the nuclear power plant.

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00:00 Intro
01:12 NASA’s Contribution
02:54 ESA's Contribution to the Artemis Base Camp
03:43 Italy’s Multi-Purpose Habitat (MPH)
05:39 ESA’s Argonaut: A Large Lunar Lander
09:04 JAXA’s Contribution: The Lunar Cruiser Pressurised Rover
11:47 Powering the Artemis Base Camp: Nuclear, Solar, and Fuel Cells
13:50 Final Thoughts
15:05 Outro

Sources:

Thales Alenia Space signs contract with ESA to develop the Argonaut Lunar Lander for cargo delivery: https://www.thalesaleniaspace.com/en/press-releases/thales-alenia-space-signs-contract-esa-develop-argonaut-lunar-lander-cargo-delivery

Italian Space Agency Awards New Lunar Habitat Contract to Thales Alenia Space: https://europeanspaceflight.com/asi-awards-new-lunar-habitat-contract-to-thales-alenia-space/

CNES Issues Call for Lunar Power Station Prototype: https://europeanspaceflight.com/cnes-issues-call-for-lunar-power-station-prototype/