
The White House released Space Policy Directive-6 (SPD-6) on Wednesday regarding a U.S. national strategy for space nuclear power and propulsion (SNPP), technology that the White House said will be needed to fuel future space exploration. Space nuclear systems power missions where alternative power sources are inadequate, such as environments that are too dark for solar power or too far away to carry sufficient chemical fuels. SPD-6 establishes that the U.S. government will pursue a roadmap for federally-supported space nuclear…