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Nuclear Rocket Fuel Test Success Paves the Way for Faster Space Travel
A new test of nuclear propellant fuel under space-like conditions has been hailed as a success by NASA and General Atomics ...
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Titan Barbarian Rocket Is How America Would Have Fought Nuclear Ballistic Missiles
Animation specialist Hazegrayart put together a video showing the Titan Barbarian rocket and the Zenith Star laser of the ...
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Plasma Rocket Engine Breakthrough Unveiled as New Russian Prototype Aims for Faster Space Travel
A prototype electric plasma rocket engine capable of significantly increasing thrust and efficiency has been unveiled by ...
The Cold War nuclear test that turned the sky crimson
The military wanted to test the electromagnetic impacts of nuclear weapons in space. In 1962 they lit up the sky.
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NASA and General Atomics test nuclear fuel for future moon and Mars missions
NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...
Air Force to launch unarmed nuclear missile Minuteman III from Vandenberg tonight
Californians will be able to look to the sky to see an unarmed missile as the Air Force is set to launch the Minuteman III ...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink satellites on record-setting 26th flight (video, photos)
A Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early this morning (Feb. 15), rising ...
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Nuclear Rocket Fuel Test Success Paves the Way for Faster Space Travel
While this latest test doesn’t make nuclear-powered rocket engines viable just yet, it’s an important step on the journey. This latest batch of tests was conducted at the compact fuel element ...