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Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Concept Delivered to NASA

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Tom Patton
Sep 18, 2020
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A design concept of a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) reactor to power future astronaut missions to Mars for a NASA-funded study has been delivered to NASA by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS).

NTP systems for NASA Human Mars Missions are achievable in the near-term, and our solution takes advantage of cutting-edge advances, especially wi…

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