Add the Defense Innovation
Unit to a growing list of U.S. government organizations furthering their work in nuclear power in pace.
Organisation for military
announced two prototype contracts on May 17 "to demonstrate the next generation of nuclear propulsion and power capability for spacecraft
Ultra Safe Nuclear and
Avalanche Energy got the contract to demonstrate nuclear propulsion and power capabilities for small spacecraft
Ultra Safe Nuclear and
Avalanche Energy got the contract to demonstrate nuclear propulsion and power capabilities for small spacecraft
It's part of the U.S. military's
pressing focus on cislunar activities to keep an eye on commercial and government activities that will ramp up there in the coming decades
The U.S. military is
interested in monitoring cislunar space as government and commercial activities increase in the sector.