Lockheed Martin Jets into Nuclear Electrical Spacecraft Power
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Lockheed Martin to Develop Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft Thanks to $33.7 Million Grant from US Military

Lockheed Martin has secured a $33.7 million grant to create a nuclear-powered deep-space probe. Lockheed Martin has secured a $33. 7 million grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to advance its Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear (JETSON) High Power program, focusing on the maturation of high-power nuclear electric power and propulsion technologies for spacecraft design.
by Jace Dela Cruz
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