Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Nuclear--Out of This World
November 04, 2019
November 04, 2019
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
If humankind reaches Mars this century, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed experiment testing advanced materials for spacecraft may play a key role.
NASA is considering nuclear thermal propulsion--a way to power spacecraft with a nuclear reactor, which could cut travel times in half compared to traditional rockets.
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If humankind reaches Mars this century, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed experiment testing advanced materials for spacecraft may play a key role.
NASA is considering nuclear thermal propulsion--a way to power spacecraft with a nuclear reactor, which could cut travel times in half compared to traditional rockets.
A nucle . . .