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Early Nuclear Propulsion Programs Full of Potential and Problems
In the 1950s, the U.S. began focusing on nuclear propulsion as an effective way to power space exploration with projects ...
A New Type of Propulsion Could Revolutionize Space Travel
Scientists and engineers are diligently working on innovative concepts to make the next era of human spaceflight more ...
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NASA’s Revolutionary Propulsion Could Unlock the Mysteries of Sedna in Less Than a Decade
In a groundbreaking study recently published on the arXiv preprint server, researchers have proposed two innovative ...
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Direct Fusion Drive Could Take Us To Sedna During Its Closest Approach In 11,000 Years
A team of researchers has outlined how a new "direct fusion drive" propulsion system could allow us to reach Sedna this ...
New propulsion systems could enable a mission to Sedna
In the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Pluto, lies Sedna, one of the most mysterious objects ever ...
UK's Pulsar Fusion brings nuclear space propulsion research to Austin
Pulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based firm attempting to unlock nuclear fusion to power space travel, is opening its first U.S.
UK-based fusion rocket propulsion company to open new office in Austin
A spokesperson for Pulsar Fusion said the move puts the company in "the heart of the rapidly growing American space and ...
Nuclear-powered cargo ships promise cleaner, faster transport
The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: ...
The UK is bringing nuclear bombs back to its air force, a Cold War-era practice that it shut down in the 1990s
The UK said it's buying 12 F-35As to restore the Royal Air Force's ability to conduct nuclear attacks.
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AUKUS Hosts May 2025 Nuclear Safeguards Event
Combined statements of the UK, Australia, and the US from the NPT PrepCom AUKUS Side Event on 1 May 2025 Australian statement as delivered by Vanessa ...