Kratos announces USD 33.6 million spacecraft power conversion contract

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Published Friday, October 30, 2026 · 3:19 PM EDT

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced a USD 33.6 million contract on October 28 to design, build and deliver the power conversion system for NASA's Space Reactor-1 Freedom mission. The company will work as a subcontractor to Sierra Lobo under NASA's SpaceDOC III contract. The compact, space-qualified system is designed to convert heat from a fission reactor into electricity for propulsion and onboard operations. The mission targets a 2028 launch to demonstrate nuclear electric propulsion beyond Earth's orbit toward Mars and deliver the SkyFall science payload.

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