A nuclear powered engine is helping get a crew to Mars by the 2030s.
NASA are hoping to send crew to Mars in the 2030s with the help of Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies, which could cut the journey length down from seven months to just three months.Dr. Michael Eades, principal engineer at USNC-Tech, said: "We want to lead the effort to open new frontiers in space, and do it quickly and safely. Our engine maximises the use of proven technology, eliminates failure modes of previous NTP concepts, and has a specific impulse more than twice that of chemical systems."
NASA do not yet have a set date for the two-year trip to Mars.
