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.

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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.
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Start Date: 2016

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Creation Time: August 14, 2026 at 00:32:12 UTC
Updated Time: August 21, 2026 at 13:01:47 UTC
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Official Urls: https://www.nasa.gov/space-technology-mission-directorate/tdm/space-nuclear-propulsion/https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/tech-demo-missions-program/space-nuclear-propulsion-snp/nasa-testing-advances-space-nuclear-propulsion-capabilities/https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20220017771