A $20 billion plan for a moon base by 2030 and the launch nuclear-propulsion space exploration raises hopes, but caution given deep government cuts.

NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028, a major step for deep space exploration and its planned moon base.

The space agency will aim to send a nuclear-powered rocket to Mars—a first—in a bid to show that nuclear propulsion can be used to send missions into deep space

NASA gave details of America’s future in space this week, laying out plans in the coming years to build a base on the moon and send a nuclear spacecraft to Mars.

Missions will include crewed moon landings every six months to visit a permanent lunar base.

NASA revealed on Tuesday (March 24) that it will develop the Skyfall mission for a December 2028 launch. The mission will travel to Mars aboard a spacecraft called Space Reactor-1

NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028, a major step for deep space exploration and its planned moon base.

Nasa pivots resources to establish a long-term presence on the moon as the US races China Nasa announced on Tuesday it ⁠has cancelled plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and ⁠would instead use components from the project to build a US$20 billion base on the moon's surface,