Rolls-Royce is set to work with a range of organizations on the project.
Rolls-Royce is set to work with a range of organizations on the project, including the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre and Nuclear AMRC, and the University of Oxford.
"Developing space nuclear power offers a unique chance to support innovative technologies and grow our nuclear, science and space engineering skills base," Paul Bate, chief executive of the UK Space Agency, said. Bate added that Rolls-Royce's research "could lay the groundwork for powering continuous human presence on the Moon, while enhancing the wider UK space sector, creating jobs and generating further investment."
According to the UKSA, Rolls-Royce — not to be confused with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, which is owned byThe news out of the U.K. comes at a time when NASA is pushing ahead with its, which is focused on creating what it calls a "sustainable presence on the Moon to prepare for missions to Mars." NASA is working with international and commercial partners on Artemis. In July 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon.
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