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NASA targets 2028 Mars flight for first interplanetary reactor propulsion test

NASA wants to activate a working uranium-fission reactor aboard an uncrewed spacecraft heading toward Mars in late 2028. But Space Reactor-1 Freedom, or SR-1, does not yet have a booked launch, a ...
Politico

NASA’s nuclear Mars mission to cost over $2 billion

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman’s ambitious plans to build a nuclear-powered spacecraft and fly it to Mars will cost over $2 billion, the agency confirmed this week. The new cost estimate for the ...
Hackaday

After Decades, NASA May Finally Replace Mars Relays

We’ve yet to find any definitive evidence that there’s biological life on present-day Mars, but to say it’s a dead planet isn’t exactly accurate. Since the first Viking ...
Phys.org

NASA's Psyche mission delivers Mars flyby data, time-lapse video

The spacecraft aced its encounter with Mars. Now, mission scientists are studying a trove of data from the flyby in preparation for its arrival at asteroid Psyche in 2029. NASA's Psyche spacecraft ...
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NASA advances Mars mission groundwork as Artemis program ramps up

According to initial assessments of the Artemis II flight, NASA is on track for Artemis III in 2027 and expects lunar surface operations to begin by 2028. The agency said flight data from the current ...
techtimes

NASA’s Mars Orbiter MAVEN Goes Silent After Years of Service, Marking the End of a Historic Mission

NASA MAVEN has officially reached the end of its active mission after more than a decade spent studying the upper atmosphere of Mars. As a dedicated Mars orbiter, it played a central role in advancing ...

NASA awards $700 million Mars contract to Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has landed a $700 million NASA contract that could play a major role in the future of Mars exploration. The company will develop a new telecommunications orbiter capable of ...