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Nuclear In Space / Rolls-Royce Unveils Microreactor Concept That Could Be Ready To Send To Moon In Early 2030s

By David Dalton
1 December 2023

Unit would provide power for habitation and propulsion for spacecraft

Rolls-Royce Unveils Microreactor Concept That Could Be Ready To Send To Moon In Early 2030s
The Rolls-Royce nuclear microreactor is relatively small and lightweight compared to other power systems. Courtesy Rolls-Royce.
UK engineering giant Rolls-Royce has unveiled a nuclear space microreactor concept model that is part of a UK Space Agency backed research programme to deliver an initial demonstration of a UK lunar modular nuclear reactor.

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