Rolls-Royce has received £2.9 million to develop a modular nuclear reactor for the lunar base

The UK Space Agency has allocated several billion pounds for Rolls-Royce, which

is engaged in the development of a nuclear reactor for a lunar base.for a UK company.

What is known

Previously, Rolls-Royce received about a quartermillion pounds for research, and now the Space Agency has allocated £2.9 million to build a demonstrator. With its help, experts will be able to evaluate the possibility of sending a nuclear reactor to the moon.

The UK Space Agency is collaboratingwith local companies and organizations, which allows you to create more jobs in the country and increase investment. The UK space services sector is already valued at £16bn.

The agency plans to send a nuclear reactor toMoon in 2029. Rolls-Royce will work with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, Nuclear Research Institute AMRC, and Oxford, Bangor and Brighton Universities to develop it. The modular nuclear reactor will be the source of power for spacecraft and bases.