Pentagon boosts ventures working on space nuclear power

Two Seattle companies have won Pentagon contracts to develop nuclear-powered prototypes for space applications.

Pentagon boosts two Seattle ventures working on nuclear-powered ...

Two Seattle companies have won Pentagon contracts to develop nuclear-powered prototypes for space applications, with orbital demonstrations ...

Nuclear power in space? Pentagon boosts two projects - Cosmic Log

Two Seattle companies have won Pentagon contracts to develop nuclear-powered prototypes for space ... Another Seattle-based venture, Avalanche ...

How power is blazing a trail for America's space effort - GeekWire

Input from the workshop will be combined with insights gained at two other workshops in Florida and New Mexico to help the Pentagon's Defense ...

NASA and DARPA will build a nuclear rocket by 2027 - Space.com

NASA and DARPA announced a collaboration to demonstrate a working nuclear thermal rocket by 2027 with the goal of sending humans to Mars as ...

Project Pele: The Pentagon's Ambitious Effort to Build a Portable ...

With that all behind us, it's time to examine the Pentagon's announcement this week that it intends to construct a portable nuclear reactor.

NASA, Pentagon award contract to build nuclear-powered rocket ...

Lockheed Martin received the contract, which sets a goal of flying a nuclear-powered rocket engine by 2027. It could be used for NASA's Mars ...

Advanced US nukes need a boost; is the Pentagon the answer?

NuScale has jointly pursued both DOD and the Utah Associated Municipal Power Association (UAMP) as first customers. But the developer's first ...

Idaho National Labs to build Pentagon's mobile 'nuclear microreactor'

The Strategic Capabilities Office is considering engineering designs by BWXT Advanced Technologies, LLC, and X-energy, LLC. One design will be ...

Pentagon funding nuclear reactor seeking to generate electricity at ...

Pentagon funding nuclear reactor seeking to generate electricity at 40-50¢/kWh, first unit to cost $196 million - delivered in four shipping ...

Utility Dive: Advanced US nukes need a boost; is the Pentagon the ...

The DOD has shown interest in advanced nuclear technology, Murkowski told reporters, making them a "likely candidate" for investment. DOD did ...

NASA, Pentagon to develop a nuclear-powered rocket - NY1

NASA, Pentagon details project that would use nuclear power to transport astronauts to Mars.

Pentagon's Longtime Rocket Launcher Races to Catch SpaceX - WSJ

ULA has been preparing its Decatur, Ala., rocket factory for higher Vulcan production rates, including by clearing space dedicated to older ...

Portable nuclear reactor project moves forward at Pentagon

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has selected two companies to move forward with developing small, portable nuclear reactors for military use in ...

Congressional Pentagon Budget Increases

... Power, Air Force, RDT&E. $ 5,000, CCA propulsion, No, Aerospace Propulsion ... Space Force. $ 10,000, NC3 network sensor demonstration, Yes ...

Pentagon seeks to jumpstart 'nascent' biomanufacturing industry ...

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New Spin on a Revolving Door: Pentagon Officials Turned Venture ...

Now they are increasingly flocking to venture capital firms that have collectively pumped billions of dollars into Silicon Valley-style startups ...

COMPETING IN SPACE

The. U.S.'s key competitors, China and Russia, both operate hundreds of space systems to strengthen warfighting capabilities, boost spheres of influence, and ...

Can a Seattle Startup Launch a Fusion Reactor Into Space? - Slashdot

"Practical nuclear fusion is, famously, always 10 years in the future," reports IEEE Spectrum. "Except that the Pentagon recently gave an ...

Deep in the Pentagon, a secret AI program to find hidden nuclear ...

The U.S. military is increasing spending on a secret research effort to use artificial intelligence to help anticipate the launch of a ...