Space Reactor-1 Freedom, a nuclear electric propulsion flight test, is targeted to launch in December 2028.
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In a sweeping revamp of the Artemis lunar exploration initiative, NASA is shelving a planned lunar-orbiting station in favor of a base on the Moon, turning to commercial landers to fly more and heavier payloads to the surface and aiming to retire the government-owned Space Launch System-Orion deep...
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