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NASA’s Marshall Center’s ‘NTREES’ Facility Tests ‘Ticket to Mars’ Technologies

The NTREES test facility -- housed at the Marshall Space Flight Center  -- safely tests simulated nuclear fuel elements
The NTREES test facility — housed at the Marshall Space Flight Center — safely tests simulated nuclear fuel elements, which reduce risk and costs associated with advanced propulsion technologies.

The NTREES test facility — housed at the Marshall Space Flight Center — safely tests simulated nuclear fuel elements, which reduce risk and costs associated with advanced propulsion technologies. Such technology could propel human explorers on deep-space exploration more efficiently than conventional spacecraft while reducing crew exposure to the harmful space environment.

Image credit: NASA/MSFC/Emmett Given