Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos and NASA will discuss the development of a nuclear-powered spaceship on Friday, April 15, agency director Anatoly Perminov said on Monday.
Not only the United States, but also "countries with a high level of reactor manufacturing technology" are to take part in the project, reports RIA Novosti. A nuclear engine design is to be completed by 2012, while the project's implementation will require 17 billion rubles or $600 million.
The Russians have been designing a so-called Mars Piloted Orbital Station [MARPOST], a nearly 2-year human mission to orbit the Red Planet using nuclear propulsion technologies, according to one report.
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