Prometheus Nuclear Technology Eyed for Moon, Mars Exploration
Credit: NASA
The space-based nuclear reactors that NASA managers see as a key enabling technology for landing humans on Mars are starting to generate requirements for lots of chemical rocket lift capability to get them off Earth's surface. While nuclear power solves many problems--reducing a crew's exposure to...
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