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UK Space Agency, Rolls Royce Tie Up To Test Nuclear Technology To Power Spacecraft
The research would not only save time but also reduce the radiation exposure to astronauts who would be making future trips to Mars. By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 25 May 2021 11:32 IST
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Rolls Royce is working with the UK Space Agency to develop this tech
Rolls Royce previously worked on nuclear propulsion for submarines
The UK space agency is aiming to send a spacecraft to Mars in roughly half the time it takes now to reach the Red Planet, using nuclear powered-engines to be built by Rolls Royce. It said its research with the engineering company will explore the “game-changing potential” of nuclear power to send astronauts to Mars in just three to four months twice the speed of chemical engines that power our rockets today making deep space exploration possible in the decades to come. The research, if su
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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.
As humanity becomes more of a spacefaring species, there is a growing need for power systems and propulsion engines that are closer in scale to their terrestrial counterparts. There s a limit to what can be done with chemical rockets and small robotic spacecraft operating in low-Earth orbit, and these limits are being very rapidly reached.
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The UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce have signed a research contract that will explore the feasibility of nuclear propulsion in powering deep space exploration and crewed missions to Mars. Nuclear power has long been considered a potential replacement for chemical propulsion, which has served human interests in space from Apollo 11 to the building of the International Space Station (ISS). But chemical propulsion, which burns rocket fuel and oxidiser to create thrust, is costly and inefficient.