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Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Fuel That Could Take Humans To Mars Tested At NASA Facility
A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, ...
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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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General Atomics completes NTP tests at NASA's MSFC
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully executed several significant high-impact tests at NASA’s ...
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New fuel withstands nuclear thermal propulsion reactor conditions
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power ...
General Atomics Successfully Tests Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Fuel at NASA Marshal Space Flight Center
SAN DIEGO, CA / / January 20, 2025 / General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has successfully executed several significant high-impact tests at NASA's Marshall Space ...
NASA’s Plan to Rewrite Time for Space Missions
Ambitious plans for lunar bases and Martian habitats present unique challenges, especially in coordinating time across ...
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 ...