# First Nuclear-Electric Interplanetary Spacecraft Launches for Mars in 2028

- slug: first-nuclear-electric-interplanetary-spacecraft-launches-for-mars-in-2028
- date: 2026-03-25
- category: Space & Aerospace

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman laid out a $20 billion, seven-year plan March 24 to build a permanent human outpost at the moon's south pole — the most concrete U.S.

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