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NASA targets 2028 launch of nuclear-powered craft to deploy 3 Mars helicopters
NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft toward Mars in 2028, carrying three helicopters designed to retrieve rock samples cached on the planet’s surface. The mission, designated SR-1, would combine two technologies the agency has been developing separately for years: nuclear propulsion systems built with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and next-generation rotorcraft descended
The updated exploration plan details surface habitat concepts, cargo and power infrastructure, and a nuclear thermal propulsion pathfinder for crewed deep-space transit.
Yank Technologies commercializes kilowatt-class Dust-Tolerant Resonant Connectors for bi-directional vehicle-to-vehicle power transfer for upcoming NASA missions Building upon their successful NASA Phase I SBIR contract delivery, the NASA Phase III ...