Novel nuclear rocket fuel test could accelerate NASA's Mars mission

Novel nuclear rocket fuel test could accelerate NASA's Mars mission

A team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, joined by university students, recently traveled to The Ohio State University Research Reactor to conduct a novel experiment on nuclear thermal rocket fuel coatings—one that could help propel NASA's astronauts to Mars faster and more efficiently.

In the future, nuclear-powered spaceships will bring people to Mars, but how do you test them?