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Nuclear Power to Fuel Mars and Moon Missions | Salt Lake City News
NASA and Idaho National Laboratory are launching an “Apollo-like” mission to revolutionize space travel with fission-powered spacecraft, targeting a Mars landing by 2028 and a nuclear reactor for a permanent lunar base by 2030. Led by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, this bold initiative unites government agencies and private nuclear innovators to build a robust deep-space infrastructure. Drawing inspiration from Admiral Rickover’s pioneering work on the USS Nautilus, the program embraces iterative development and relentless testing to turn visionary concepts into reality. Recent…
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