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Nuclear Rocket Fuel Test Success Paves the Way for Faster Space Travel
This latest batch of tests was conducted at the compact fuel element environmental test ... in 2023 that they were working on a nuclear thermal rocket engine, with a planned launch demonstration ...
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New nuclear fuel withstands 4,220°F heat, will fly rockets to Mars in just 45 days
The best candidate is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system, a type of nuclear rocket. According to ... the first company to use the compact fuel element environmental test (CFEET) facility ...
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Nuclear fusion fuel could be made greener with new chemical process
Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a ...
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Nuclear Salt Water Rocket a Delicate Balance of Supercritical Nuclear Explosions
There are some potentially valid criticism about the Nuclear Salt Water Rocket (NSWR). The criticisms highlight real physical ...
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Robert Zubrin’s Nuclear Salt Water Rocket Design
A nuclear salt-water rocket (NSWR) is a theoretical type of nuclear thermal rocket. A conservative design for the rocket would be fueled by salts of 20 percent enriched uranium or plutonium. The ...