Nuclear pulse propulsion is a technology that would work. It was being developed in the 1960s but it was stopped because of ...

Director of the Universities Space Research Association's Center for Space Nuclear Research, for a fascinating deep dive into nuclear propulsion technology for space exploration. They discuss the ...

March 7 (UPI) --NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission ...

March 7 (UPI) --NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket boosters that will carry astronauts in the first crewed Artemis mission around ...

The Orion spacecraft for Artemis II has been equipped with four solar array wings by ESA and Airbus. These arrays, each with 15,000 solar cells and nearly 23 feet long, will provide electrical ...

Work continues on the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building where the Orion spacecraft has been mated to the European Service Module, where it will provide electricity, water ...

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem ... RTGs are essentially nuclear-powered batteries. But unlike the AAA batteries in your TV remote, RTGs can provide power for decades while ...

THE BLACK PANELS THAT YOU SEE RIGHT THERE ARE THE SOLAR ARRAYS THAT WILL POWER THE ORION SPACECRAFT AROUND THE MOON. WHEN YOU WALK DOWN THE HALL HERE, YOU SEE THE VEHICLE ALMOST READY TO GO FLY.