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NAS Report: For Humans to Reach Mars, Advances Are Needed in Space Nuclear Propulsion Technologies – Space Ref

NAS Report: For Humans to Reach Mars, Advances Are Needed in Space Nuclear Propulsion Technologies – SpaceRef

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February 13, 2021

NAS Report: For Humans to Reach Mars, Advances Are Needed in Space Nuclear Propulsion Technologies
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From: National Academy of SciencesPosted: Friday, February 12, 2021
Using nuclear propulsion technologies to support a human mission to Mars in 2039 will require NASA to pursue an aggressive and urgent technology development program, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
NASA should commit within the year to conducting an extensive and…

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