It's hoped nuclear-powered engines could get astronauts to the planet in three to four months.It's hoped nuclear-powered engines could get astronauts to the planet in three to four months.
Rolls-Royce and the UK Space Agency study the potential for nuclear energy to be used in space exploration. The first contract between the two, the project will examine how nuclear energy can both power spacecraft and be used for deep-space propulsion.Rolls-Royce and the UK Space Agency have signed an agreement to study the application of nuclear energy in space exploration. The first contract between the two organizations, the project will examine how nuclear energy can both power spacecraft and be used for deep-space propulsion.
Its nuclear technology propels the nation’s submarine fleet, it wants to build mini nuclear power stations to shore up the transition to a carbon-free economy — and now Rolls-Royce is to embark on theIts nuclear technology propels the nation’s submarine fleet, it wants to build mini nuclear power stations to shore up the transition to a carbon-free economy — and now Rolls-Royce is to embark on the