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that NASA planned to send astronauts to Mars in 1981 using Nerva nuclear rockets but congress cut NASA s funding and Nixon cancelled the Nerva project entirely in 1973, causing Nasa to focus on the development of the Space Shuttle instead

Jun 25, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: that NASA planned to send astronauts to Mars in 1981 using Nerva nuclear rockets but congress cut NASA’s funding and Nixon cancelled the Nerva project entirely in 1973, causing Nasa to focus on the development of the Space Shuttle instead

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