NASA says it can only beat China to Mars if they build nuclear-powered rockets


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“Our strategic competitors, including China, are indeed aggressively investing in a wide range of space technologies, including nuclear power and propulsion to fulfil their ambitions for sustained human lunar presence, as well as Martian and deep space science missions,” NASA senior adviser for Budget and Finance Bhavya Lal said at the subcommittee meeting, adding that the “United States needs to move at a fast pace to stay competitive and to remain a leader in the global space community.” This all comes on the heels of China allegedly testing a that took US officials by surprise. However, Beijing was quick to...