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NASA's lunar nuclear reactor design has major flaw, claim China's scientists
Chinese engineers identify a design flaw in NASA's lunar nuclear reactor, suggesting improvements that could boost efficiency ...
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NASA's nuclear propulsion project aims for faster Mars travel
To turn these dreams into reality, NASA is working on a project that would facilitate our journey to Mars, using modern technology powered by a nuclear propulsion system. The nuclear propulsion ...
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Nuclear energy in the Moon? NASA has a plan, and it could be before 2030
NASA’s Fission Surface Power project provides a solution to power generation needs. NASA uses nuclear fission as a power generation method to produce continuous, reliable power that operates without ...
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No Downsides for Nuclear Powered Spacecraft for Mars and Beyond
Nuclear pulse propulsion is a technology that would work. It was being developed in the 1960s but it was stopped because of ...
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NASA plotting how to destroy ‘city-killer’ asteroid that has 1.5% chance of hitting Earth — here’s how it would work
“Destroying it would be easy,” says the NASA project manager ... NASA has not commented on whether it would send a nuclear warhead or some other explosive counteract the asteroid ...
Radioisotope generators—inside the 'nuclear batteries' that power faraway spacecraft
Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the sun's light can feel on Earth.
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Pulsar Fusion unveils nuclear fusion rocket concept for space travel
The Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket concept has the potential to more than halve the time to travel to Mars and cut travel time ...
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How NASA and China Are Preparing To Blow Up Asteroids
The YR4 asteroid is currently the most dangerous space object near Earth, according to NASA, and its impact on the planet would have the same power as a nuclear bomb. In the latest impact risk ...
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NASA makes crucial move to keep its legendary Voyager craft alive
"The Voyagers have been deep space rock stars since launch, and we want to keep it that way as long as possible," Suzanne Dodd, the Voyager project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 152 — Atomic Rockets II: Nuclear Electric Boogaloo
On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Dr. Robert O'Brien, Director of the Universities Space Research Association's Center for Space Nuclear Research, for a ...
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South Africa open to nuclear project bids from Russia or Iran, minister says
South Africa aiming to add 2,500 MW of nuclear capacity Trump has criticised South Africa and suspended aid Analysts say rift risks scuppering strategic nuclear pact CAPE TOWN, Feb 17 (Reuters ...
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'From Earth to Mars in half the time': NASA is building ships in space to make this happen
using ionized gases and a nuclear reactor to generate efficient, long-duration thrust. NASA’s MARVL project, led by heat transfer engineer Amanda Stark, aims to solve a key NEP issue—heat ...