NASA’s Lithium-Fed Nuclear Thruster Flares to Life in First of Its Kind Test

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Publisher: Gizmodo.com

Published: May 1, 2026

NASA engineers recently tested a next-generation electric propulsion system that could one day power a crewed mission to Mars. NASA fired up a prototype of its electromagnetic thruster inside a vacu… [+3648 chars]

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