NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project Energizes Lunar Exploration

NASA is wrapping up the initial phase of its Fission Surface Power Project, which focused on developing concept designs for a small, electricity-generating nuclear fission reactor that could be used during a future demonstration on the Moon and to inform future designs for Mars. NASA awarded three $5 million contracts in 2022, tasking each commercial partner […]
Posted on January 31, 2024
Sign up for our newsletter:

Categories

2
38
6
4
8
1
281
233
5
1
10
62
17
1
10
7
4
Io
5
3
27
1
9
113
4
1
14
1
1
1
386
6
661
1
6
1
13
17
10
1
1
13
29
202
67
6
210
2
30
46
1
3
2
10
11
2
1
159
13
52
1
4
14
2
14
1
3
1
20
3
1
14
3
3
1
17
1
362
21
6
1
2
1
3
3

Blog Posts

Newsletter Archive