British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce said Friday 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 to help research "how nuclear power could be used to support a future Moon base for astronauts."
An artist's impression released by Rolls-Royce Submarines Ltd on March 17, 2023 shows a Rolls-Royce Space Flower microreactor to provide the power needed for a continuous human presence on the moon. Rolls-Royce has received funding from the UK Space Agency to develop a nuclear reactor for a moon base. The project will look into how nuclear power could be used to support a future base on the moon for astronauts.
The group, best known for its engines powering Airbus and Boeing aircraft, will work alongside UK universities including Oxford on the space project.
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