Spaceships with nuclear engines
Spaceships with nuclear engines
The future is approaching where spacecraft are powered by nuclear energy, that reality is closer than we think, the United States Air Force research laboratory has taken a big step in that direction by closing a contract for 33 million dollars with Lockheed Martin.
Although the initial focus is on civil and commercial applications, military interest in these technologies is growing, especially missions that require maintenance, mobility and logistics in space, as explained by Jeff Schreder, vice president of Lockheed Martin. According to him, nuclear-powered ships can offer a decisive strategic advantage, such as greater maneuverability and a much longer service life compared to traditional satellites that are limited by fuel and batteries.
This technology is an evolution of the Kilopower reactor that was already successfully tested by NASA in 2018 and that is not all, other contracts have also been signed with innovative companies in the field of space nuclear propulsion, the startup Intuitive Machines from Houston by For example, he received $9 million to develop a spacecraft concept based on radioisotope energy.
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