NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028, a major step for deep space exploration and its planned moon base.

NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028, a major step for deep space exploration and its planned ...

The accidental use of Imperial instead of metric units meant doom for the Mars Climate Orbiter.

NASA plans a 2028 nuclear-powered Mars mission using SR-1 Freedom and Skyfall helicopters, aiming to transform deep-space ...

Returning to the moon and building a base will pale in comparison to what we will be capable of accomplishing in the years ...

For decades, nuclear propulsion has been a fixture of aerospace engineering proposals and government studies, always promising, never quite leaving the laboratory. That changes in 2028.

NASA could be sending a nuclear-powered spacecraft to explore the skies of Mars in two years. The revelation about the new mission and the incredibly fast turnaround time to make it happen was mostly ...

Mars exploration is heating up. NASA eyes sample returns and crewed landings by the 2030s, but its current relay satellites — some decades past design life — struggle with data traffic from rovers, ...

NASA's SR-1 Freedom mission, launching in 2028, will use nuclear electric propulsion to reduce Mars travel time, featuring a ...

Ahead of a potential April 1 launch of the Artemis II mission from Florida, here's what to know about NASA's plans to one day ...