Following a December 2025 executive order prioritizing “American space superiority,” NASA is advancing nuclear ...
NASA is sending a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars. Alongside Tuesday's announcement of its new Ignition program, which features a planned Moon base and a successor to the International Space ...
NASA will launch the Space Reactor‑1 Freedom, the first nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft, to Mars before the end of 2028, demonstrating advanced nuclear electric propulsion in deep space.