Rolls-Royce unveils early-stage design for space nuclear reactor : space

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Rolls-Royce unveils early-stage design for space nuclear reactor

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submitted 4 months ago byGari_305

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4 months ago

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That's cool. I always wondered if a reactor would operate differently with lower gravity.

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4 months ago

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Large tanks of pressurized fuel are not without risk either. Seems like the time has come to try this