Rolls-Royce: contract for space nuclear microreactor
(CercleFinance.com) - Rolls-Royce announces that it has secured £4.
8m in funding from the UK Space Agency to develop its space nuclear microreactor technology.
The project, which has a total cost of £9.1m, aims to improve the reactor's technological readiness for future space flight demonstration.
This micro-reactor aims to provide reliable power for long-term exploration and scientific efforts on the Moon and in space. A flight demonstration is planned by the end of the decade.
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8m in funding from the UK Space Agency to develop its space nuclear microreactor technology.
The project, which has a total cost of £9.1m, aims to improve the reactor's technological readiness for future space flight demonstration.
This micro-reactor aims to provide reliable power for long-term exploration and scientific efforts on the Moon and in space. A flight demonstration is planned by the end of the decade.
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