NASA’s Nuclear Space Push Has a 2028 Target. Could It Change Deep-Space Travel?

NASA and DOE have signed a wider nuclear cooperation framework. A Mars-bound demonstration is the next test of an ambition that reaches well beyond one launch.

NASA and DOE have signed a wider nuclear cooperation framework. A Mars-bound demonstration is the next test of an ambition that reaches well beyond one launch.

The pursuit of fusion propulsion systems has evolved significantly since the 1960s, offering tantalizing prospects for interstellar travel within a human lifetime.