By the year 2035, NASA plans to send humans to Mars. However, with our current rocket technology, it would take about nine months. In the near future, we could replace chemical engines with nuclear thermal propulsion, cutting the trip to Mars down to just three months. What are the risks of using nuclear propulsion? How would it work? And have we used nuclear energy in space before?

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