USNC-Tech wins NASA funding for nuclear deep-space probe
USNC-Tech gets the green light from NASA to continue development of a spacecraft that would use a nuclear-powered propulsion system.
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USNC-Tech gets the green light from NASA to continue development of a spacecraft that would use a nuclear-powered propulsion system.
These grants fund research into the bleeding edge of space technology.
A total of 17 researchers from nine states will share in a $5.1 million grant from NASA, allowing them to run early-stage studies into the yet-to-be-developed technologies.
An astronaut steps into a body scanner and, hours later, walks on Mars in a custom-made spacesuit, breathing oxygen that was extracted from Mars carbon dioxide
An astronaut steps into a body scanner and, hours later, walks on Mars in a custom-made spacesuit, breathing oxygen that was extracted from Mars' carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere