Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.
A new test of nuclear propellant fuel under space-like conditions has been hailed as a success by NASA and General Atomics ...
NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...
First conceived of in 1945, this is a rocket that replaces burning chemical fuel with a nuclear reactor that is used to heat up a propellant. This propellant is most likely hydrogen, though ...
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Water-based plasma thrusters could power spacecraft for deep space missionsScientists are developing a new space propulsion system that uses water as fuel, promising a more sustainable way to explore ...
STORY: It’s supposed to take American astronauts back to the Moon. But NASA’s giant new rocket has been dogged by delays and ...
The tests showed the fuel can withstand the harsh conditions of a nuclear thermal propulsion reactor. In other words, it has the capability to one day power a nuclear rocket that could fire humans ...
The Starship — the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket ... an internal leak of liquid oxygen fuel may have built up pressure in the colossal rocket’s cavity during liftoff.
SpaceX launched its huge Super Heavy-Starship mega rocket ... fuel feed lines and a 25% increase in propellant volume to improve performance. The redesigned avionics system includes a more ...
The tests showed the fuel can withstand the harsh conditions of a nuclear thermal propulsion reactor. In other words, it has the capability to one day power a nuclear rocket that could fire humans ...
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