‘First-ever nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars in 2028’: Trump highlights NASA mission

President Donald Trump highlighted NASA's ambitious plans to launch its first nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars within the next two years, reaffirming his administration's push to expand American space exploration and eventually send astronauts to the red planet. Speaking at the UP Summit at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Trump touted the mission as part of his administration's broader ambitions to expand America's presence beyond Earth. "Within the next two years, NASA will launch the first-ever nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars," Trump said.