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In conjunction with the White House's 'America's Golden Age' summit, NASA announced two new science and technology initiatives intended to deepen scientific understanding and accelerate space innovation. Alongside this, NASA and the Department of Energy announced a joint push to advance next-generation nuclear power technologies for deep-space exploration. The initiatives are framed as part of a broader administration effort to position nuclear propulsion and power as central to future civil space missions, supporting bolder scientific discovery beyond Earth orbit.