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This Rotating Uranium Engine Could Divide the Journey to Mars by Two

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As chemical rockets reach their limits, a new generation of nuclear engines may well change the rules of the game for interplanetary travel. Here's how researchers plan to double current performance... with uranium rotating. The promise of nuclear thermal propulsion Since the beginning of space exploration, chemical rockets [...]
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As chemical rockets reach their limits, a new generation of nuclear engines may well change the rules of the game for interplanetary travel. Here's how researchers plan to double current performance... with uranium rotating. The promise of nuclear thermal propulsion Since the beginning of space exploration, chemical rockets [...]

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SciencePost broke the news in on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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