UK Space Agency funds Rolls-Royce to develop nuclear reactor for the Moon

Rolls–Royce given £2.9m to explore nuclear power for future Moon bases

The project will see the first delivery of an initial demonstration of a prototype UK lunar modular nuclear reactor - and pave the way for the real thing to go to the Moon by 2029.

UK Space Agency funds Rolls-Royce's bid to put a nuclear reactor on the moon

Rolls-Royce is creating a nuclear micro-reactor to power future moon bases..

Rolls-Royce wants to develop mini nuclear power plant for lunar base

Der britische Technologiekonzern Rolls-Royce hat von der britischen Weltraumbehörde Mittel für die Entwicklung eines Mini-Atomreaktors für eine Mondbasis erhalten. Mit dem Projekt will man evaluieren, wie Kernkraft genutzt werden könnte, um eine Basis auf dem Mond für Astronauten zu unterstützen. Die UK Space Agency, die britische Weltraumbehörde, will Mittel in der Höhe von 2,9 Millionen Pfund (rund 3,3 Millionen Euro) für das Projekt zur Verfü…

Rolls-Royce to build Moon base nuclear reactor in space deal

Engineers at Raynesway will work towards creating a continuous human presence on the Moon

Rolls-Royce wins UK funds for ‘moon’ nuclear reactors

LONDON, March 17 — British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce said today it had secured UK funding to develop small nuclear reactors that could provide power on the moon. Rolls said the UK Space Agency had offered it £2.9 million (RM15.8 million) to help research “how nuclear power could be used to support a future moon base for astronauts”. “Scientists and engineers at Rolls-Royce are working on the micro-reactor programme to develop technology that w…

Rolls-Royce is developing a small nuclear reactor for future lunar bases

The British industrial group Rolls-Royce has received 2.9 million pounds (3.3 million euro) of funding from the British Space Agency to develop small nuclear reactors for future lunar bases.