Every kilogram launched, transferred, and landed on the Moon costs north of $1M. Mass is the constraint that defines the architecture.
1,000s of kg
REACTOR SUPPORT HARDWARE
Shielding, containment vessels, heat exchangers, and structural housings dominate the mass budget of any surface fission system.
28 kg
ACTUAL REACTOR CORE
NASA's KRUSTY proved a 1 kW fission reactor runs on a 28 kg uranium core. The core is small. Everything around it is heavy.
Launch what you have to launch. Build everything else where you need it.
The Moon's regolith is 40%+ iron, titanium, and aluminum by mass - the exact metals fission infrastructure requires. We don't ship the housing. We sinter it from the dust under the lander.
A single mobile system processes raw regolith and laser-sinters it into structural and thermal hardware on the surface, in place, without crew.
1 · E X T R A C T
Collect regolith
Mobile systems traverse the surface, collecting raw lunar regolith from the surrounding terrain.
2 · P R O C E S S
Feedstock prep
Regolith is filtered and sieved for particle size control, producing consistent feedstock for laser sintering at scale.
3 · S I N T E R
Laser sintering
Layer-by-layer sintering fuses processed regolith into dense, high-strength structural components engineered for extreme thermal and radiation environments.
4 · D E P L O Y
Assemble in place
Shielding, containment, and thermal hardware are produced on-site around the launched reactor core.
Radiation shielding
Launch the core. Build the rest there.
The 28 kg uranium core launches from Earth. Everything around it - the four classes of fission infrastructure below - we sinter on the surface from lunar regolith.
Pressure-rated housings sintered from regolith to contain reactor subsystems.
Containment vessels
Precision thermal-cycle components matched to fission surface power reactor outputs.
Stirling engine housings
Radiators, heat exchangers, and thermal pathways for sustained kW-class operation.
Heat management hardware
High-density structures around the reactor core, sintered from iron-rich regolith..
The science is done. The execution is the moat.
Two foundational technologies underpin everything we build. Both have already been demonstrated. Our job is to close the gap between them by building an autonomous system that can manufacture reactor-grade infrastructure directly from lunar regolith at scale.
Validated lunar regolith sintering
Laser sintering of lunar regolith simulants has been demonstrated under flight-relevant conditions by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Laser Zentrum Hannover (LZH). The physics works. We are productizing what the labs have already proven.
NASA KRUSTY: 1 kW from a 28 kg core
Surface fission is not theoretical. NASA's KRUSTY experiment validated the full Kilopower reactor architecture in 2018. The remaining gap is infrastructure that can be built on the surface instead of shipped - and that is what we build.
"You will not find an administrator that is a greater champion of nuclear power than me."
Administrator Jared Isaacman
Surface power is funded.
Surface manufacturing is the gap.
NASA proved a 1 kW fission reactor runs on a 28 kg core. The power source is solved. Everything around it is not.
2018
NASA KRUSTY
Presidential directive ordering deployment of nuclear reactors on the Moon, including a lunar surface reactor ready for launch by 2030.
2025
Executive Order
Three amendments specifically boosting space nuclear priorities. Bipartisan congressional support. $675M+ allocated to space nuclear in FY27.
2026
NASA Reauthorization
Sintering prototype delivered to the lunar surface on a commercial lander. First demonstration of autonomous laser sintering on native regolith. proving the manufacturing loop that scales to reactor-grade infrastructure.
2027
Our prototype on the Moon
First sustained lunar surface operations begin. Infrastructure demand shifts from theoretical to contractual.
2028
Artemis IV
NASA, DARPA, and commercial operators targeting 40+ kW surface power. Every reactor needs shielding, containment, and thermal management - built from what is already there.
2030
Lunar surface power at scale
Sintering platform expands to landing pads, blast shields, and structural foundations. The same process that builds reactor infrastructure builds everything else the surface needs.