NASA's nuclear spacecraft 2028 is forcing a question most people never expected to ask: What happens when a nuclear reactor leaves Earth and heads for Mars?
Its plans for a 'planet-hopping' spacecraft powered by nuclear fission to explore Mars and beyond in 2028 aren't just another headline — it's a mission that places a nuclear reactor in space for the first time in decades, and it's causing both excitement and serious debate around the world. As NASA pushes forward with this bold idea, the question on many minds isn't merely whether it could work — it's whether we should be worried about the implications.
