A new test of nuclear propellant fuel under space-like conditions has been hailed as a success by NASA and General Atomics ...

A nuclear thermal rocket could potentially achieve double or triple the Delta ... to produce launch and arrival v-infinity pork-chop plots between solar system targets selected by the user. Scott ...

There are alternatives to chemical rockets, such as ion drives and solar sails ... for this is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system or nuclear rocket. First conceived of in 1945, this ...

Credit: Lockheed Martin A vision to accelerate U.S. access to cislunar space and the wider Solar ... thermal propulsion technology must wait. The 2027 launch date for the Demonstration Rocket ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander is on its way to the moon, and just one day after it left Earth, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company launched its big rocket, called New Glenn, its name ...

As such, scientists are looking into other methods of propulsion, from pulsed plasma thrusters to solar sails. One promising option is Nuclear Thermal ... chemical rocket engines," Back continued.

The first humans to Mars might someday ride a rocket propelled by a nuclear reactor to their destination. But before that can happen, nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) technologies still have quite ...

Rocket Lab launches new NASA solar sail tech to orbit (video, photos) — Rocket Lab launches private Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit (video, photos) — Rocket Lab launches 5 'Internet ...

The Defence Ministry is set to sign the Rs 10,200 crore contract for ammunition for the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher weapon system on Thursday with Solar Industries, Nagpur and public ...

SEATTLE, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab warned on Saturday of layoffs in its Space Launch System moon rocket program, saying it expects to have about 400 fewer positions in line ...

While the midair explosion of the SpaceX's Starship rocket made for an unsuccessful flight test it also made for an unforgettable optical experience in the Caribbean. The launch marked the seventh ...