00:03NASA is currently in the final phases of the Artemis mission, involving bringing the Orion
00:08spacecraft back to Earth from its current orbit around the moon. If successful, they say Artemis
00:132, a mission involving sending astronauts back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years,
00:17could launch as early as 2024. And eventually after getting there, the space agency is looking
00:22to set up a moon base, and this could be the reactor that could power it. This is the reactor
00:27currently being developed by a company you might not expect to see in space, Rolls-Royce.
00:31Experts say that when going to space, power hasn't been that big of an issue, but for sustained
00:35life on a base on the moon, we'll need much more of it. Here's Rolls-Royce's Matthew Marriott
00:40to explain. There are power options in space, solar electric being a good opportunity, but
00:45there are instances where solar isn't a viable option, it can't deliver you the power that
00:49you need for space. So this product that's sat here behind me will enable all of these
00:53companies to realize their ambitions in space. And Rolls-Royce believes this
00:57could be the nuclear micro-reactor to get the job done, but it's about more than just
01:00the moon, as NASA also has its sights set on Mars. Using conventional fuels, it will
01:05take around 18 months to get to Mars. But with a nuclear-powered spacecraft, one capable
01:10of more sustained acceleration, it could cut that time down to just three months.
