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  "id": 605429,
  "title": "National lab visit boosts NASA’s confidence in space nuclear propulsion mission",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/national-lab-visit-boosts-nasas-confidence-in-space-nuclear",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-11T21:01:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SpaceNews",
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    "url": "https://spacenews.com/national-lab-visit-boosts-nasas-confidence-in-space-nuclear-propulsion-mission/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NASA officials say they are confident in plans to launch a nuclear electric propulsion demonstration mission by the end of 2028 after visiting the national lab building the mission’s reactor. The post National lab visit boosts NASA’s confidence in space nuclear propulsion mission appeared first on SpaceNews .",
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        "published": "2026-08-12T01:25:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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