Space Reactor-1 Freedom
Space Reactor-1 Freedom is a planned NASA interplanetary pathfinder intended to demonstrate fission power and nuclear electric propulsion in deep space. NASA targets a late-2028 launch and a Mars flyby in 2029, where the spacecraft is planned to deploy SkyFall, a payload of three helicopters evolved from Ingenuity, for science and exploration-zone reconnaissance. The mission is a NASA and United States Department of Energy partnership and is intended to establish flight heritage, launch precedent, and industrial capability for future space-fission systems.
Identity
- Aliases
- SR-1 FreedomSR-1Space Reactor 1 Freedom
- Name
- Space Reactor-1 Freedom
- Slug
- space-reactor-1-freedom
- Status
- planned
Details
- Description
- Space Reactor-1 Freedom is a planned NASA interplanetary pathfinder intended to demonstrate fission power and nuclear electric propulsion in deep space. NASA targets a late-2028 launch and a Mars flyby in 2029, where the spacecraft is planned to deploy SkyFall, a payload of three helicopters evolved from Ingenuity, for science and exploration-zone reconnaissance. The mission is a NASA and United States Department of Energy partnership and is intended to establish flight heritage, launch precedent, and industrial capability for future space-fission systems.
- Outcome
- Planned nuclear electric propulsion demonstration and Mars flyby with deployment of the three-helicopter SkyFall payload.
- Program
- Space Reactor-1
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 4/26/2026, 3:34:08 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 8:57:47 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Lead Agency
- Organization Id
- vh7161e3rkebzhf3fkgwy2at4s8afe10
- Role
- Nuclear technology partner