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NASA’s new nuclear engine could transform deep space

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency is ...
Ars Technica

NASA just swapped a 10-year-old Artemis II engine with one nearly twice its age

A couple of weeks ago, ground teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida removed one of the four main engines from the Space Launch System rocket slated to send four astronauts on a voyage around ...
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NASA is building a new engine to send astronauts to Mars

In March, NASA revealed plans for SR-1 (Space Reactor-1 Freedom), a nuclear-powered spacecraft concept designed to make Mars missions faster and more realistic. Now, the agency has tested another ...
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NASA's mega ion engine clears a fiery test on the road to Mars

The first human Mars explorers won’t have it easy. Every additional day in deep space will increase their exposure to deadly cosmic radiation, while isolation gnaws at their minds and microgravity ...