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NASA's First Nuclear-Powered Interplanetary Spacecraft Will Send Helicopters to Mars in 2028


After decades of studying, this week NASA announced "a major step forward in bringing nuclear power and propulsion from the lab to space." NASA will launch the Space Reactor-1 Freedom, the first nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft, to Mars before the end of 2028, demonstrating advanced nuclear...

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