Reactor On A Rocket (ROAR)
Abstract
The Reactor On A Rocket (ROAR) program will develop and demonstrate a High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) system. The capability afforded by NTP will expand the operating presence of the U.S. in space to the cislunar volume and enhance domestic operations to a new high-ground, which is in danger of being defined by the adversary. The program will initially develop the use of additive manufacturing (AM) approaches to print NTP fuel elements. In addition, the program will investigate on-orbit assembly techniques to safely assemble the individual core element subassemblies into a full demonstration system configuration, and will perform a technology demonstration.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 9eddb8add174134103e6ef099dad78db