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Rolls Royce’s 120-inch-long mini space nuclear reactor gets funding boost
Rolls-Royce NSIP will have a total project cost of $11.7 million, it aims to bring the reactor closer to a full system space flight demo.
The Rolls-Royce NSIP will have a total project cost of $11.7 million (£9.1m), it aims to bring the reactor closer to a full system space flight demonstration. The small and lightweight nuclear reactor would remain unfazed by the absence of sunlight on the Moon, making it ideal for the outpost located inside a dark crater at the south pole. This latest investment follows the announcement of $1.5 million (£1.18M) awarded to Rolls-Royce from the UK Space Agency in April this year, under Phase 2 of the International Bi-Lateral Fund.
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