Space Nuclear Propulsion Project
NASA's Space Nuclear Propulsion Project develops and demonstrates nuclear thermal and nuclear electric propulsion technologies for faster, higher-performance missions from the Moon to Mars and the outer solar system. The project is led by NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate with Department of Energy collaboration and current reactor and engine testing.
Identity
- Aliases
- Space Nuclear PropulsionSNPSpace Nuclear Propulsion (SNP)
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Space Nuclear Propulsion Project
- Status
- active
- Types
- developmentresearchoperationsinfrastructure
Details
- Description
- NASA's Space Nuclear Propulsion Project develops and demonstrates nuclear thermal and nuclear electric propulsion technologies for faster, higher-performance missions from the Moon to Mars and the outer solar system. The project is led by NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate with Department of Energy collaboration and current reactor and engine testing.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2016
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:32:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:32:12 UTC