Nuclear-Electric Propulsion Stage

The Nuclear-Electric Propulsion(NEP) Stage is a clip-on stage for deep space robotic(or manned, if you want to deal with the radiation;). It is manufactured and operated by Eagle Aerospace, with NASA and the US Department of Energy overseeing production and handling of the components. It uses a space-flyable 4kW(4000 Watt) Fission Reactor that uses 35kg of uranium-235 to produce the electricity. In turn, this high power source is able to generate the required wattage for the seven NEXT Hall-Effect Thrusters that are the basis of the NEP Stage. The white solar panel-looking components are radiator fins. This stage is extremely powerful yet efficiant; I was able to get the spacecraft up to 11,000 m/s, after having spent half of the fission reactor’s fuel. The NASA Meatball and American Flag are TheQiqi’s work.