Technology
Physics first. Then materials. Then machines that keep the physics inside its envelope when no one is standing next to it.
| Layer | What lives here |
|---|---|
| Core & heat | Compact reactor and radioisotope physics, passive safety logic, heat rejection in vacuum |
| Fuel | Advanced forms, launch-aware packaging, inventory and safeguards design |
| Structure | High-temperature materials, radiation-tolerant structures, flight mass discipline |
| Propulsion | Nuclear thermal and nuclear electric interfaces to the vehicle |
| Intelligence | Digital twins, supervised autonomy, multi-sensor fusion on delay |
| Integration | Spacecraft, surface, and ground-segment interfaces with a classified-ready picture |