SUA va aloca 161.000.000 $ pentru dezvoltarea unui reactor nuclear în spațiu. Ce va alimenta centrala? • Newsweek România

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Antares $161 million to develop a space nuclear reactor demonstrator, the R1-S. This project includes a ground demonstration and integration with a spacecraft for flight certification. The R1-S reactor will utilize HALEU fuel and is designed to provide between 100 kW and 1 MW of power, although specific details remain undisclosed. Antares also plans to use the Mark-1 reactor for an unspecified ground-space operational asset. The U.S. is advancing multiple space nuclear energy programs for scientific and military missions, with plans for small to medium reactors for lunar and orbital operations by the 2030s.