Westinghouse Electric Company is a nuclear power company that is developing space microreactor technology. They are designing the eVinci microreactor to provide power for spacecraft, satellites, and planetary surface applications, including lunar and Martian missions, in collaboration with NASA and the Department of Energy (DOE). Their work aims to provide reliable, carbon-free energy for space exploration and support the Artemis program, with potential applications for lunar bases and other remote locations. Key partners include NASA, DOE, and Astrobotic.
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The NASA phase 1 teams were led by Lockheed Martin, Westinghouse, and IX, a joint venture of Intuitive Machines and X-Energy.
Lunar Forge is partnering with NASA’s Fission Surface Power program primes including Lockheed Martin with BWXT and Creare, Westinghouse Electric Company with Aerojet Rocketdyne and L3Harris, and the Intuitive Machines and X-Energy joint venture IX with Maxar and Boeing.
Westinghouse is developing HALEU transport infrastructure through a January 2026 agreement with Nuclear Transport Solutions.
Westinghouse received one of three Phase 1 Fission Surface Power contracts in 2022.
Westinghouse and Nuclear Transport Solutions agreed in January 2026 to co-develop the Pegasus HALEU transport package.
Westinghouse Government Services, based in Hopkins, South Carolina, received a $16,900,000 contract to mature relevant technologies, conduct analyses and trade studies, and explore risk-reduction strategies for implementing a high-power nuclear fission system from subsystem through architecture levels.
In 2022, Westinghouse was awarded a joint NASA and Department of Energy contract to produce an initial design concept for a fission lunar surface power system.
Westinghouse is developing a scaled-down version of the 5 MWe eVinci microreactor to power spacecraft in orbit or to provide power on the surface of planetary bodies such as the Moon or Mars.
In 2024, Westinghouse was awarded a NASA/DOE contract to provide an initial design concept for a fission lunar surface power system.
Westinghouse is developing a scaled-down version of the 5-MWe eVinci microreactor to power spacecraft in orbit or for deployment on the surface of planetary bodies such as the Moon or Mars.