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Kratos Receives $33.6 Million Contract to Provide Power Conversion System for NASA’s Historic SR-1 Freedom Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft

$KTOSPress releaseOct 28, 2026, 8:00 AM ETRead the release

Kratos won a $33.6 million contract to design, build, and deliver the power conversion system for NASA's Space Reactor-1 Freedom, the first nuclear fission reactor-powered interplanetary spacecraft, targeted for launch in 2028. Kratos is executing the work as a subcontractor to Sierra Lobo under NASA's SpaceDOC III contract, supplying a space-qualified closed Brayton cycle system that converts reactor thermal energy into electrical power for propulsion and spacecraft operations.

Key figures

Launch year
2028
Contract value
33600000

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