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NASA launches 1st crewed lunar mission in half a century

Can NASA launch a nuclear mission to Mars by 2028?

Can NASA launch a nuclear mission to Mars by 2028? The U.S. space agency’s Skyfall project calls for sending robotic helicopters to Mars on a nuclear-powered spacecraft before the end of Donald Trump’...

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NASA Announces Nuclear Mission to Mars by 2028

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NASA launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century

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Artemis II astronauts describe 'spectacular moment' in space after leaving Earth's orbit

The Artemis II mission has completed a critical engine burn that will propel the Orion spacecraft on its journey to the far side of the Moon

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NASA launches Artemis II, first crewed moon mission since 1972

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NASA counts down for first crewed lunar mission in half a century

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World first: UK startup ignites plasma inside nuclear fusion rocket in major step for space travel

The breakthrough brings scientists a step closer to fusion propulsion - technology that mimics the energy reactions powering the Sun. View on euronews

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UK rocket startup makes world-first nuclear fusion breakthrough

UK rocket startup demonstrates world first plasma in nuclear fusion breakthrough - Nuclear fusion rockets could cut journey times to Mars from months to weeks

NextBigFuture

Pulsar Fusion Ignites Plasma in Nuclear Rocket Test

UK-based Pulsar Fusion announced it has successfully achieved first plasma in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket exhaust system. The demonstration, a world’s

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NASA's '1st nuclear-propelled interplanetary spacecraft' will send helicopters to Mars in 2028

NASA plans to launch its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in 2028, a probe called Space Reactor-1 Freedom that will carry helicopters to Mars.

SFGate

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space – and that number is set to grow ...

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Pulsar Fusion Tests Exhaust System For Nuclear Fusion Rocket Engine

UK space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has conducted the first test of a prototype exhaust system for a nuclear fusion rocket engine that could dramatically cut transit times for missions to Mars and beyond.

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Modern rocketry turns 100—and NASA says the best is yet to come

We are in the space age. Rockets launch to space almost every day. Orbital space stations have now housed humans continuously for decades. The sky is swarming with satellites and space telescopes. Humans have been to the moon—and are going back.