NASA: Mars nuclear reactor was successfully tested

On January 22, NASA (the US Aerospace Agency) announced that it had successfully conducted tests on a Kilopower-specific project for Mars (Marx). According to NASA, this project has long been prepared by scientists.

Reactor named. With this positive result, NASA hopes to be able to maintain the lives of people on the Moon, Mars and planets further in. With a special mechanism, this nuclear reactor can power the device that transforms Mars' available natural resources into gas, water and oxygen.

Reportedly, this great program, NASA partnered with the US Department of Energy - both announced the first test results at a press conference held in Las Vegas on January 19.

'Kilopower is capable of synthesizing energy up to 10 kilowatt - more than enough for an average household in the United States. This achievement is the key to solving all difficulties when people want to maintain longer life on the Moon, Mars or the surface of outer space ".

NASA successfully tested Mars's power supply system during the Kilopower Project.(Photo: AFP).

Steve Jurczyk, a NASA spokesman, said: 'Because of less sunlight than Earth or the Moon, Mars is a very difficult environment to operate the energy system, the temperature is very low at night. low, very cold, not to mention dust storms that last for months. Therefore, the size and power of the Kilopower allows us to transport much of the energy in just one device to the surface of Mars and thereby provide tens of kilowatt of energy. '

The head of the project, Patrick McClure, said the Kilometer will create opportunities for astronauts to work in extreme conditions:

'A nuclear reactor in space can provide a high energy source with the ability to operate independently from solar energy or available energy, capable of operating in extreme conditions, like on the surface. Mars' face.

According to analysts, this is a remarkable success for NASA. In the future, Kilopower will help astronauts live easily on Mars or other crystals in the solar system.