Scientists have developed an energy source which could allow astronauts to live on the Moon for long periods of time.
The Nasa-led Artemis Program hopes for an outpost on the Moon by around 2030.
The Nasa-led Artemis Program hopes for an outpost on the Moon by around 2030.
Bangor University has designed nuclear fuel cells, the size of poppy seeds, to produce the energy needed to sustain life there.
The researchers have just sent the tiny nuclear fuel cell, known as a Trisofuel, to their partners for testing.
This Trisofuel cell could be used to power a micro nuclear generator, created by Rolls Royce.
The generator is a portable device, the size of a small car and “something you can stick on a rocket,” Prof [Simon] Middleburgh said.
That will now be fully tested and put through forces similar to being blasted up into space, ready for a Moon base in 2030.
He added: “You can launch them into space, with all the forces… and they’ll still function quite safely when they’re put onto the Moon.”
