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Nuclear Rocket Fuel Test Success Paves the Way for Faster Space Travel
NASA and DARPA announced in 2023 that they were working on a nuclear thermal rocket engine, with a planned launch demonstration as early as 2027. The big drive behind these new propulsion ...
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NASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missions
In 2023, NASA and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced they're working on a nuclear thermal rocket engine, so that NASA can send a crewed spacecraft to Mars. The agency ...