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Could astronauts travel to Mars on nuclear-powered rockets? These scientists want to make it happen

Space missions in the future could travel to Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system by riding on nuclear-powered rockets, ...
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Nuclear rocket could cut Mars trip to just over a year

Scientists are developing a centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket (CNTR) that could potentially speed up interplanetary voyages, including trips to Mars.
Nuclear Engineering International

NASA leads lunar nuclear plans

NASA's Glenn Research Centre in Northeast Ohio has been selected to lead the development of nuclear power systems for lunar ...
Indiatimes

Mars in 6 months? Revolutionary nuclear rocket engine could cut travel time to half a year

Mars nuclear rocket: Researchers at Ohio State University say they’ve hit a breakthrough that could reshape how humans travel through space. Their new concept, a centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket, or ...