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NASA's mega ion engine clears a fiery test on the road to Mars

The first human Mars explorers won’t have it easy. Every additional day in deep space will increase their exposure to deadly ...

NASA Fires Up Record-Breaking Plasma Thruster for Future Mars Missions

NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.

NASA's RS-25 Artemis rocket engines closer to certification after penultimate test

NASA has been conducting a series of hot fire tests to certify RS-25 engines for use on the Space Launch System rockets that will launch Artemis missions to the moon. The penultimate test in the ...

Could NASA's lithium-plasma engine be the key to getting humans to Mars?

NASA is working on a lithium-plasma electric thruster that uses roughly 90% less fuel than chemical rockets. Can this new ...

NASA bets big on nuclear engines to cut journey times to Mars

Nasa is developing ways to use nuclear power to send spacecraft to their destinations. Nuclear propulsion could greatly ...
Ars Technica

Here is NASA’s plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars

NASA’s announcement Tuesday that it will “pause” work on a lunar space station and focus on building a surface base on the Moon was no big surprise to anyone paying attention to the Trump ...
Earth.com

Blue Origin’s MK1 passed key NASA testing ahead of its first lunar mission

Blue Origin's Moon lander, MK1 (nicknamed Endurance), just cleared the biggest test standing between it and a launch later ...