Fission Surface Power Project
NASA and the United States Department of Energy are developing a fission surface power system for sustained lunar operations and future Mars missions. The project advances a durable, sun-independent nuclear power capability through design, testing, and a planned lunar demonstration under Artemis.
Identity
- Aliases
- Fission Surface PowerFSPLunar Fission Surface Power
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Fission Surface Power Project
- Status
- active
- Types
- developmentinfrastructureoperationsresearch
Details
- Description
- NASA and the United States Department of Energy are developing a fission surface power system for sustained lunar operations and future Mars missions. The project advances a durable, sun-independent nuclear power capability through design, testing, and a planned lunar demonstration under Artemis.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2021
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:17:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:17:00 UTC
Other
- Official Urls
- https://www.nasa.gov/exploration-systems-development-mission-directorate/fission-surface-power/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-department-of-energy-to-develop-lunar-surface-reactor-by-2030/https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/nasas-fission-surface-power-project-energizes-lunar-exploration/