Daily Star by Ewan Gleadow 2/9/2023
Travelling to space just got a whole lot more luxurious as Rolls Royce announced their plans to build a micro-reactor stuffed full of uranium, meaning drivers can drive off to the Moon and MarsRolls Royce are set to enter the space race with a nuclear-powered car that will be able to take drivers on a leisurely cruise to Mars.
The luxury car make has announced they will be stuffing some of their engines with traces of uranium, a nuclear quality that is usually used in nuclear power plants.
Taking that radioactive mass and sticking it under the bonnet appears to be the next step for space travel, as Rolls Royce took to Twitter to announce their new design feature.
A "Micro-Reactor" may prove to be the next step as the car looks ready to take drivers into space and beyond.
Rolls Royce released a brief statement and a closer look at the "Rolls Royce Micro-Reactor" on Twitter, where they boasted the new engine would "withstand extreme conditions".
They wrote: "A Rolls-Royce Micro-Reactor is designed to use an inherently safe and extremely robust fuel form.
"Each uranium particle is encapsulated in multiple protective layers that act as a containment system, allowing it to withstand extreme conditions."
Their latest entry into the space race would see their flagship car stuffed with a micro-reactor
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