Courbevoie, France (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 -
With more than six decades of experience in the nuclear and industrial sectors, Framatome announced the establishment of a new subsidiary focused explicitly on the burgeoning space industryFramatome
With nuclear technology set to underpin new developments in space travel, NASA has awarded Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation a contract to manufacture and test fuel and develop the design of a nuclear thermal propulsion engine for near-term missions. Separately, Space Nuclear Power Corporation has partnered with Lockheed Martin Corporation and BWX Technologies for the US Space Force/Air Force's JETSON nuclear electric propulsion demonstration project, while Framatome has announced the creation of a new brand, Framatome Space.