NASA Assessing Nuclear Electric Mars Option

Artist's concept of manned Mars mission.
Credit: www.universetoday.com
As NASA addresses the hurdles of accelerating a return of humans to the Moon’s surface in 2024 and establishing a sustained presence in this decade, it also is studying how to move on to Mars in the mid-2030s using a nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) option. The option would support a “fast” two...
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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