While this latest test doesn’t make nuclear-powered rocket engines viable just yet, it’s an important step on the journey.

The successful testing of nuclear thermal propulsion fuel represents a major step toward faster and more efficient space ...

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The best, in fact, the only, candidate for this is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion ... to be two-to-three times more efficient than conventional chemical rocket engines. We are excited to continue ...

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It features a new generation of methane-driven rocket engines and will ultimately lift far more into low-Earth orbit than anything that’s come before. This blend of performance, efficiency ...

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A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel ... the NTP system to be two-to-three times more efficient than conventional chemical rocket engines," Back continued. "We are excited to ...

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Here’s how it works. Rocket Lab launched five "Internet of Things" satellites on Saturday (Feb. 8). A 59-foot-tall (18 meters) Electron rocket carrying five spacecraft for the French company ...