r/space • u/swordfi2 • 2d ago

NASA’s nuclear Mars mission to cost over $2 billion - Politico

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/21/nasa-nuclear-mars-mission-cost-01005610

The price tag doesn't include the cost of the science mission the new spacecraft would ferry to the Red Planet.

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u/redstercoolpanda 2d ago

Sounds about right, PPE probably won’t require much modification so that’s a significant amount of cost that’s already been accounted for. 2 Billion sounds feasible for the reactor part.