NASA Sets 2028 Launch For First Nuclear Mission To Mars Days Before Return To The Moon

NASA plans a 2028 nuclear-powered Mars mission using SR-1 Freedom and Skyfall helicopters, aiming to transform deep-space travel and future human exploration.
Scientific American

Can NASA launch a nuclear mission to Mars by 2028?

The U.S. space agency’s Skyfall project calls for sending robotic helicopters to Mars on a nuclear-powered spacecraft before the end of Donald Trump’s presidency

NASA plans nuclear powered spacecraft to explore Mars by 2028

NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028, a major step for deep space exploration and its planned moon base.

With Moon Base and Nuclear Mars Mission, NASA Wants You to ‘Start Believing Again’

The agency’s leader said new plans and timelines for the coming decade aim to create a permanent foothold by humans on another world and inspire Americans.
ZME Science

NASA Is Sending a Fleet of Helicopters to Mars on the First Ever Nuclear-Powered Interplanetary Spacecraft

NASA is officially sending a fleet of robotic helicopters to Mars in 2028.

Oops! NASA Once Lost a $125 Million Spacecraft Because Engineers Forgot to Convert to Metric

The accidental use of Imperial instead of metric units meant doom for the Mars Climate Orbiter.
Us Weekly

NASA Photographs Weird Cone-Shaped Object on Mars — Here’s What Scientists Think It Is

A shiny cylinder photographed by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has one Harvard scientist calling on the agency to make investigating it their top priority

‘Mysterious' Cone-Shaped Object on Mars Has One Astrophysicist Feuding With NASA

"The most likely explanation is that it corresponds to human-made debris."

NASA seeks to ‘establish a presence’ on the moon

Senior NASA Test Director Jeff Spaulding said NASA’s goal is to “establish a presence” on the moon in the near future. The Artemis II mission is expected to launch Wednesday evening on a journey around the moon.