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Will NASA’s Nuclear Rocket Make it to Mars?

NASA just announced a crazy new mission with an incredibly ambitious schedule: the agency wants to fly the first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft to Mars in late 2028. It’s called Space Reactor-1 Freedom. How are they going to pull it off? How does a nuclear spacecraft work? Noted space enjoyer (personal) Dr.*Kyle Hill explains.

English
  • Originally Aired May 16, 2026
  • Runtime 13 minutes
  • Production Code dYc5Fsp9zT4
  • Network YouTube
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  • Created May 16, 2026 by
    kiwi1080
  • Modified May 25, 2026 by
    shriek