Fact-check · Sep 29, 2026
“Under president Trump's term in 2028, after decades of failed programs and billions of taxpayer dollars invested America will finally get underway under nuclear power and space.”
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What the record shows
NASA has spent $20+ billion on nuclear propulsion over 60 years with only one successful flight (1965). SR-1 Freedom is a planned 2028 demonstration mission, not an operational achievement.
Sources
- NASA announces plan for space nuclear propulsion by 2028 -- ANS ...
- U.S. GAO - Space Nuclear Propulsion: History, Cost, and Status ...
- NASA to test nuclear electric propulsion with 2028 mission to Mars ...
- Disaster averted: US Congress saves NASA budget
- Project Prometheus
- Space Nuclear Execs Cheer the FY27 Budget Proposal
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