Rolls-Royce Ramps Up Microreactor Work For Lunar Exploration
Rolls-Royce is focusing on NASA’s 40-kW surface power requirement for its initial microreactor design to support lunar outposts from 2030 onward.
Credit: Rolls-Royce
As new forms of nuclear energy increasingly feature in future space propulsion and power options, Rolls-Royce is accelerating plans to leverage decades of know-how in the nuclear submarine sector to develop next-generation microreactors for a wide range of space exploration roles. Nuclear power is...
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