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Friday, May 31, 2013

Nuclear rocket puts Mars within reach

Nuclear rocket puts Mars within reach (http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ON-Nuclear_rocket_puts_Mars_within_reach-3105134.html)
Space travel to Mars and beyond may only be possible using nuclear rockets, NASA suggests. These would be much faster than conventional craft, cutting the duration of the mission and thereby reducing cosmic radiation exposure to astronauts.

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