The Sunbird concept is for the fusion-powered ‘tugs’ to be permanently based in space, able to dock with spacecraft and ...

Pulsar Fusion's ambitious goal is to construct the largest and most practical nuclear fusion rocket engine to date. Their 8-meter fusion chamber, set to ignite in 2027, aims to generate ...

Artist impression of a nuclear fission powered rocket. Credit: General Atomics A new test of nuclear propellant fuel under space-like conditions has been hailed as a success by NASA and General ...

The Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket concept has the potential to more than halve the time to travel to Mars and cut travel time ...