Thebrighterside.news May 03, 2026 • 16:07

NASA’s first nuclear-powered spacecraft is heading to Mars, and its bringing helicopters - The Brighter Side of News

By Joseph Shavit, Shy Cohen

NASA’s first nuclear-powered spacecraft is heading to Mars, and its bringing helicopters - The Brighter Side of News

NASA plans a 2028 Mars mission using nuclear electric propulsion, a step that could transform deep-space travel.

For years, nuclear propulsion sat in the same category as so many ambitious space ideas, impressive on paper, always a few steps away from reality.
Now NASA says that changes in 2028.
The agency pl… [+9354 chars]

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