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Evening Standard
Technology
Saqib Shah

Nasa to test nuclear-powered rocket that could fly astronauts to Mars in record time

Nasa’s new technology is expected to drastically reduce the time of the current seven-month trips to the Red Planet

(Picture: Nasa)

Nasa has announced plans to test a nuclear thermal rocket that could carry astronauts to Mars in record time.

Using current technology, the space agency says the 300-mile journey to Mars would take about seven months.

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