NASA Prometheus Project Reactor Module Final Report

KAPL, Inc. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory P.O. Box 1072 Schenectady, NY 1230, SPP-67110-0008, Prometheus Project Reactor Module Final Report, for Naval Reactors Information, 212 s.Project Prometheus was established in 2003 with a goal of developing the first nuclear reactor-powered propulsion system for a spaceship and demonstrating that it can be operated safely and reliably for civilian deep-space exploration missions. The initial application of space fission power being evaluated was the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO), a nuclear electric propulsion spaceship intended to perform deep-space scientific research.