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AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets

  • Written by Marcos Fernandez Tous, Assistant Professor of Space Studies, University of North Dakota
imagePropulsion technology helps rockets get off the ground. Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP

Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space – and that number is set to grow dramatically with ambitious missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. But these dreams hinge on one critical challenge: propulsion – the methods used...

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