Human mission to Mars

So we have to discuss this in terms of national efforts, government, NASA, and international And then there are also commercial spaceflight entities that are gearing up, SpaceX, Blue Origin, among others.

And the calculations are a little different for the two of them, right? Although they will be working together almost certainly on something as complicated as a Mars mission.

If you're talking about the government national programs, you're exactly

right.

Yeah.

So here it is talking about the Mars mission.

NASA is building humanity's first nuclear fission-powered interplanetary spacecraft target launch to Mars is 2028.

SR-1 Freedom will use a 20-kilowatt nuclear reactor to power electric thrusters carrying three ingenuity-derived skyfall helicopters to Mars.

to search for subsurface water and scout potential exploration zones.

NASA plans to activate the reactor within 48 hours of escaping Earth, demonstrating nuclear propulsion in deep space after decades of development.

If successful, SR-1 will pave the way for nuclear-powered moon bases, crewed Mars missions, and spacecraft capable of operating far beyond where solar power is practical.

I mean, they're hinting at just going all in here.