NASA is moving ahead with its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft, SR-1 Freedom, targeting a December 2028 launch to Mars. The mission, backed by a White House directive on space nuclear power, aims to demonstrate nuclear propulsion and pave ...

NASA confirmed Thursday that SpaceX will launch the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin Mars rover, perhaps as soon as late 2028, on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. So why is NASA deciding which rocket will launch a flagship European Mars mission?

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

Following a December 2025 executive order prioritizing “American space superiority,” NASA is advancing nuclear

As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than mid-September to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition.

"This experiment's never been run before on another world," said Amy Williams, an astrobiologist working on the Curiosity mission.

For the first time in more than a decade, NASA is building hardware for a European Mars mission. The agency formally approved its ROSA (Rosalind Franklin Operational Support Activities) project in April 2026,

Artemis II marked the first human moon mission in more than 50 years. The success of the operation will serve as a critical stepping stone to future NASA missions to the moon’s surface and beyond.