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The US government is taking a serious step toward #space-based #nuclear ropulsion
#NASA and #DARPA announced they had selected #LockheedMartin to serve as the primary contractor to assemble the experimental #nuclear thermal reactor vehicle (#XNTRV) and its engine. #BWXTechnologies will be one of Lockheed Martin’s partners, and it will develop the #nuclearreactor and fabricate the high-assay low-enriched #uranium fuel to power the reactor.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/nasa-seeks-to-launch-a-nuclear-powered-rocket-engine-in-four-years/ -
DARPA and NASA pick Lockheed Martin for nuclear rocket
NASA and the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have selected Lockheed Martin and BWX Technologies to move forward with development of a nuclear thermal rocket, or NTR, that could blaze a trail for future missions to the moon and Mars.The Demonstrat
https://cosmiclog.com/2023/07/26/darpa-and-nasa-pick-lockheed-martin-for-nuclear-rocket/
#GeekWire #BWXTechnologies #DARPA #LockheedMartin #NASA #Nuclear #Propulsion