To safely explore the solar system and beyond, spaceships need to go faster—nuclear-powered rockets may be the answer

With dreams of Mars on the minds of both NASA and Elon Musk, long-distance crewed missions through space are coming. But you might be surprised to learn that modern rockets don’t go all that much faster than the rockets of the past.

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-safely-explore-solar-spaceships-fasternuclear-powered.html