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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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Can We Live on Mars? A Thought Experiment
The enhanced versions that could be used for Mars launches are still years away, and SLS is disposable. That means a long lead time, as NASA has to build a rocket with a specific mission in mind.
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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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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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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 ...