Cornell leads subteams on $35M nuclear-powered spacecraft project
October 16, 2024
October 16, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
To develop spacecraft that can "maneuver without regret" the U.S. Space Force is providing $35 million to a national research team, including Cornell engineers, that will be the first to bring fast chemical rockets together with efficient electric propulsion powered by a nuclear microreactor.
The newly formed Space Power and Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness and Resilience Institut . . .
To develop spacecraft that can "maneuver without regret" the U.S. Space Force is providing $35 million to a national research team, including Cornell engineers, that will be the first to bring fast chemical rockets together with efficient electric propulsion powered by a nuclear microreactor.
The newly formed Space Power and Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness and Resilience Institut . . .