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

A massive American web of orbiting missile interceptors could in theory protect the U.S. from an all-out Russian nuclear ...

this isn’t the only way that NASA is looking at making nuclear powered spacecraft. It’s also exploring other ways to bring that dream to life, and even testing alternative propulsion options.

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

A laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator has been produced by Rosatom ...

NASA is testing futuristic, extreme fuel that will transport humans to Mars. They are testing nuclear fuel for future moon ...

SpaceX on Friday morning launched 23 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in ...

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

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

U.S. Navy/Cody Beam The vessel’s nuclear propulsion plants were in “safe ... ship is fully mission capable and the ship conducted flight operations following the collision, pulling into ...

propulsion, and industrial sectors, applications of the ALIP technology extend beyond nuclear energy to space power and propulsion systems, industrial cooling systems, and defense applications ...

NASA and General Atomics successfully tested nuclear fuel for faster, more efficient space travel, pushing Mars missions ...