NASA Mars Exploration Program

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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

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NASA charts course to a permanent lunar outpost and a nuclear‑propelled Mars vehicle

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NASA is sending a fleet of helicopters to Mars on the first ever nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft

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NASA announcing update to Artemis moon plans today: Watch it live

NASA will hold a series of events today (March 24) that update us on the agency's plans for the moon and more, and you can watch them live.

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NASA plans nuclear powered spacecraft to explore Mars by 2028

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NASA announces new Mars mission, reshapes goals on the moon

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NASA plans moon base, nuclear spacecraft in multibillion-dollar moon program expansion

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NASA kills lunar space station to focus on ambitious Moon base

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NASA announces nuclear-powered Mars mission by 2028

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NASA Pivots Artemis Program Toward Building Permanent Base on the Moon

The agency has outlined a three-phase plan for lunar infrastructure and says the effort will serve as a proving ground for future missions to Mars.

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Sending astronauts to the moon and Mars must be more than a photo op

The only way to create a sustainable program of exploring the moon and Mars with humans, beyond the initial flush of achievement, is by fully integrating science into our planning. We won’t be able to answer the important science questions without human ...

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NASA Exploration, Science Inspire “Project Hail Mary” Film

Real-life space exploration and big-screen science fiction will converge on Friday. As NASA prepares to launch Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the agency’s Artemis program and another step toward sending the first astronauts – Americans – to Mars,

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Assessment of Mars Science and Mission Priorities

Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: The NASA Mars Exploration Program." National Research Council. 2003. Assessment of Mars Science and Mission Priorities. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10715. A summary of active and planned ...