The company hopes to have a demonstration model for a modular micro-reactor ready to deliver to the moon by 2029.
, Rolls-Royce and the U.K. Space Agency state that the micro-reactor program will help to"develop technology that will provide power needed for humans to live and work on the moon.
" The continuing research will focus on three critical aspects of the micro-reactor: generating heat, transferring that heat and converting that heat into usable energy. continuous human presence on the moonThere is also the matter of outfitting the micro-reactor to operate in the lunar environment. Currently, a majority of space travel is powered by solar energy.
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