Space Nuclear Propulsion Advances Seen As Crucial For Mars

Artist's concept of NTP.
Credit: NASA
If NASA hopes to mount a human expedition to Mars by 2039 using nuclear in-space propulsion, it must make significant decisions linked to the architecture and funding this year, according to an independent assessment requested by the agency. The technology options, each requiring a reactor, are...

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