NASA to test nuclear rocket engine for possible Mars missions
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LEU NTP Part Three: Spacecraft Overview – Beyond NERVA
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NASA has sights set on Mars with help from a nuclear rocket engine
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NERVA - Wikipedia
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Wernher von Braun's forgotten mission to Mars - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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NASA team pushing towards thermal nuclear propulsion systems
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Nasa to test nuclear-powered spacecraft by 2027
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NASA Successfully Tests the Engine That Will Take Us to Mars - Big Think
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Nuclear powered rockets could take us to Mars, but will the public accept them?
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NASA's new nuclear rockets could cut Mars journey in half, by Thred Media
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Mars travel to be cut to 45 days with nuclear propulsion technology - Emerging Risks Media Ltd
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U.S. to test nuclear engine for future Mars missions
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Will a nuclear-powered rocket cut travel time to Mars by half?
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NASA Wants Nuclear Thermal Engines to Fly Humans to Mars
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Nuclear rocket engine designed for Nasa could HALVE time it takes to get humans to Mars