The United States flew a reactor in space in the 1960s and has studied nuclear thermal propulsion for decades. Fuel is not the primary limitation either; the enriched uranium supply chain is ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets ...

In a groundbreaking development, Ohio State University has unveiled a new concept for nuclear thermal propulsion that could significantly cut down travel time to Mars. Building on past space ...

Former SpaceX engineer, Halen Mattison, and his startup, General Galactic, are looking to revolutionize rocket propulsion by turning water into rocket fuel. Their ambitious project, discussed in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two United States based firms have entered into a partnership to advance high-power nuclear electric propulsion technology for ...

Russia's state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, has developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could send spacecraft to Mars in just 30 to 60 days. The plasma engine works by accelerating ...

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Plasma propulsion transforms an inert propellant – often hydrogen – into plasma, a superheated mix of ions and electrons.

A new laboratory that will help develop and test space satellite engines has opened in Oxfordshire. The Disruptive ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The U.S. Space Force has announced a grant to create a new institute led by the University of Michigan and supported by nine other schools, including Western Michigan ...

Jan 5 (Reuters) - L3Harris Technologies said on ‌Monday it will sell ‌an about 60% stake in its space propulsion and power systems business to private equity firm AE Industrial ‍Partners for $845 ...