A contract has been signed between the UK Space Agency and Rolls-Royce to make a study into the options for using nuclear power for space exploration.
It’s not made clear what exactly the nuclear power will be used for since there have been past and present space missions that use nuclear technology for various purposes.
Most probably nuclear powered propulsion, but we’ll know more in the near future.
Rolls-Royce & UK Space Agency launches first study into nuclear power for space exploration