Nuclear rocket propulsion experts say the technology will advance space travel the way a steam locomotive revolutionized the horse-and-buggy days of transportation.
One of the bigger questions surrounding NASA's interest in sending a crewed mission to Mars surrounds the best way to get there, and it appears the agency might have found its answer. NASA announced today that it will be developing a nuclear.
NASA and DARP will collaborate on a project to develop nuclear thermal rockets that will shorten transit times to Mars, increase load capacity and generate more power.