NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...

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NASA and its partners have successfully tested a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) fuel that could revolutionize deep-space ...

In 2023, NASA and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced they're working on a nuclear thermal rocket engine, so that NASA can send a crewed spacecraft to Mars. The agency ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The first humans to Mars might someday ride a rocket propelled by a nuclear reactor to their ...

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fuel at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. This development marks a step towards using nuclear-powered rockets for deep space missions, including future crewed journeys to the Moon and ...