{"id":356888,"date":"2026-01-28T08:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=949054"},"modified":"2026-01-28T08:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:36:24","slug":"nasa-testing-advances-space-nuclear-propulsion-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=356888","title":{"rendered":"NASA Testing Advances Space Nuclear Propulsion Capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Written by Daniel Boyette<\/em><\/p>\n

Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit future deep space missions by completing a cold-flow test campaign of the first flight reactor engineering development unit since the 1960s.<\/p>\n