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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.
A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth?
A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...
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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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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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Mars Alert: Why Three Spacecraft Must Leave For The Red Planet Within Weeks Or Miss Their Chance
Mars 2020 is targeted for launch in July/August 2020 aboard an Atlas V-541 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The first planetary science mission ...
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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 ...