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  For Scientific Americans, Science Quickly, I'm Kendra Pierre-Lewis, in for Rachel Feltman.

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  You're listening to our weekly science news roundup.

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  Let's start off in space.

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  Last Tuesday, NASA announced it will launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars before the end of 2028.

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  And the agency also said it's planning to build a base on the moon.

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  SIAM Senior Space and Physics Editor, Lee Billings, is here to give us the latest updates on space exploration.

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  Can I tell you more about NASA's nuclear-powered Mars mission?

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  Well, as a matter of fact, I can.

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  And it's really cool.

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  There's still a lot of stuff that is remaining to be disclosed or to be finalized.

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  But in short, it's something called Space Reactor 1 Freedom.

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  And it's supposed to launch before the end of 2028.

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  And what it is it's a nuclear electric powered rocket.

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  Or spacecraft that will be transporting something called Skyfall to the red planet.

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  And Skyfall is not a James Bond movie.

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  This is three ingenuity style Mars copters that are going to be deployed onto Mars.

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  And then they will be carrying cameras and maybe even ground penetrating radar to scout out signs of,

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  you guessed it, habitability and ancient life, perhaps even on the red planet.

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  And really the most exciting thing about this.

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  In my opinion, is this nuclear electric rocket,

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