Mars Nuclear Propulsion Challenging But Doable, Study Says

Mark Carreau February 23, 2021
Artist's concept of a Mars transit habitat and nuclear propulsion system.
Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—A yearlong study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) stresses an urgency for assessing two nuclear propulsion options if the U.S. is to lead a multiyear human expedition to Mars in the late 2030s. The study was co-chaired by Robert Braun, director for...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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