Nuclear powered space flights may be closer than they seem
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NASA's New Horizons Reaches a Rare Space Milestone – NASA RPS: Radioisotope Power Systems
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Will nuclear-powered spaceships take us to the stars?
Flying in airplanes exposes people to more radiation than standing next to a nuclear reactor - here's why
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Nuclear-Powered Rockets Could Be The Best Option For Bringing Humans To Mars : NPR
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India becomes the first to land spacecraft near the moon's south pole
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NASA to test nuclear-powered rocket by 2027 that will make space travel faster
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The Only Reason to Explore Space
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How Far Could A Spaceship Go If We Never Ran Out Of Thrust?
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Antimatter Spacecraft: The Future of Interstellar Travel, by Aditya Sharma, TechTalkers