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

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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 electric…

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