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New nuclear fuel withstands 4,220°F heat, will fly rockets to Mars in just 45 days
General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.
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NASA won't decide on overhaul for Mars Sample Return mission until mid-2026
NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...
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How long does it take to get to Mars?
This would put the planets only 33.9 million miles (54.6 million ... of Mars would take the following amount of time to reach Earth (or vice versa): Michael Khan is a Senior Mission Analyst ...
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President Trump Calls Mars Mission ‘Manifest Destiny’ in Nod to Elon Musk’s SpaceX
During his second inauguration speech, President Donald Trump endorsed a Mars mission as a part of America’s push into new ...
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Shenzhou-19 embarks on ambitious 6-month space mission
On Tuesday at 3:27 PM Eastern Time (Wednesday, 4:27 AM local time), the Long March 2F rocket took off ... Volunteers to leave ...
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NASA exploring two lower-cost options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission
The sky crane option is estimated to cost between $6.6 billion ... The mission's next steps would be the launch of the Sample Retrieval Lander to Mars, carrying with it a rocket.
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RKLB, LUNR, and RDW soar on Trump’s Mars plans: what investors need to know about space stocks
In his inauguration speech, President Donald Trump reignited America’s space ambitions with a bold declaration: a mission to ...