NASA and its partners have successfully tested a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) fuel that could revolutionize deep-space ...

NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...

BWX Technologies secures $2.1B to supply advanced nuclear reactors for the US Navy’s next-generation submarines and ...

While this latest test doesn’t make nuclear-powered rocket engines viable just yet, it’s an important step on the journey.

aims to take a critical element of nuclear electric propulsion, its heat dissipation system, and divide it into smaller components that can be assembled robotically and autonomously in space. This is ...

NASA, General Atomics test nuclear fuel for space propulsion New fuel withstands extreme temperatures for Mars missions Nuclear propulsion could cut travel time for deep space journeys ...

A prototype electric plasma rocket engine capable of significantly increasing thrust and efficiency has been unveiled by ...

NASA and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) have successfully tested a new nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) fuel at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. This development marks ...

Protections Surrounding Key Enabling ALIP Technology Adds to NANO Nuclear’s Stable of Granted or Acquired Patents and Patent ...