There are some potentially valid criticism about the Nuclear Salt Water Rocket (NSWR). The criticisms highlight real physical ...

The bigger the rocket, the more massive it becomes ... For human missions in the inner Solar System out to about Jupiter, nuclear thermal (fission) propulsion is a game-changer.” ...

While China has made progress with its Long March 9 rocket ... power nuclear-thermal propulsion (NTP) systems. This includes a lithium-cooled 1.5 megawatt-class shrinkable fission reactor that ...

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

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

"High Five" mission lifted off tonight (March 17) at 9:31 p.m. ET. Rocket Lab launched the final five satellites for the French company Kinéis' "Internet of Things" constellation tonight (March 17).

Rocket Lab reported earnings last week, but that's not all the news it shared. It's also planning a floating landing pad, and it has invented a flatter satellite. It also doubled one launch ...

Bleecker Street Research warned this morning that Rocket Lab's Neutron rocket may not achieve its mid-2025 launch-date target. Bleecker warns that a mid-2026 or even mid-2027 launch is more likely.

The Sunbird Migratory Transfer Vehicle is designed to cut mission times to Mars by half while offering a reusable, ...