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Mars in 45 days? Entirely possible. - NASA’s nuclear rocket plan explained

Long before anyone talked seriously about crewed Mars landings, NASA was already sketching nuclear propulsion concepts that could change everything. In this episode, we trace how nuclear thermal and ...
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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 ...
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AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets

Sreejith Vidhyadharan Nair receives funding from the University of North Dakota. I have previously received external research funding from agencies such as the FAA and NASA; however, these projects ...