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Guy Norris<\/a>
\n Vivienne Machi<\/a>
\n June 30, 2026<\/p>\n

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NASA is repurposing the Advanced Electric Propulsion System to support its SR-1 nuclear reactor program.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Driven by an urgent U.S. government mandate to develop space nuclear power and propulsion, NASA is leading a whole-of-government charge to accelerate the deployment of reactors on the Moon and in orbit. But after six decades of stop-start development since the experimental SNAP-10 reactor launched…<\/p>\n

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Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n

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Vivienne Machi<\/a><\/p>\n

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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