Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Better Source of Rocket Fuel: Good Ol’ Water
Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.
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Russia unveils plasma rocket engine prototype
Rosatom scientists have developed a laboratory prototype for a plasma electro-reactive rocket engine based on a magnetic ...
Exclusive: India's NTPC plans to spend $62 billion on 30 GW of nuclear power, sources say
Indian state power company NTPC is looking to build 30 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity over the next two decades, three ...
Russian scientists develop plasma engine prototype promising Mars trips in 30-60 days
Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, recently developed a new spacecraft engine with impressive specifications.
Sweeping US energy department layoffs hit offices of loans, nuclear security, sources say
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has laid off about 1,200 to 2,000 workers at the Department of Energy, ...
NavIC satellite failure casts shadow on human space flight plan
ISRO's NVS-02 satellite fails to reach geostationary orbit due to valve failure, impacting NavIC and Gaganyaan missions.
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New nuclear fuel withstands 4,220°F heat, will fly rockets to Mars in just 45 days
The tests showed the fuel can withstand the harsh conditions of a nuclear thermal propulsion reactor. In other words, it has the capability to one day power a nuclear rocket that could fire humans ...
Trump’s Orbital Missile Shield Could Aid His Nuclear Disarmament Foray
President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for cuts in atomic weapons arsenals with Russia and other nuclear powers.