Rolls-Royce Moon Nuclear Reactor Plan Stalls, Telegraph Says
A model of a Rolls Royce Micro Reactor Nuclear Power Generator.
Photographer: John Keeble/Getty ImagesBritish engine maker Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc has halted a plan backed by millions in government funding to put a mini nuclear reactor on the Moon, the Telegraph reported.
The program, which planned to ready a nuclear micro-reactor to send to the Moon by 2029, is at a standstill due to a lack of potential partners, the newspaper reported. Rolls-Royce is still prepared to resume work on the project, the paper said.