Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...

After ten years of quiet research, Pulsar Fusion has unveiled a nuclear fusion-powered rocket called the Sunbird. This spacecraft isn’t just another science fiction concept—it’s being designed to fly ...

Nuclear rockets are the future of space propulsion ... Sunbird will use what’s known as a Duel Direct Fusion Drive (DDFD) engine, which uses fusion to create exhaust speeds exceeding anything ...

This should significantly reduce the cost of long-distance space missions. The key to the Sunbird rockets will be the Duel Direct Fusion Drive engines, which, according to Pulsar Fusion, will operate ...

A secretive UK-based startup has just pulled back the curtain on a futuristic space propulsion project that sounds like ...

A German startup named Isar Aerospace will try to launch its first rocket Saturday, aiming to become the first in a wave of ...

Machine learning models show the rocket could potentially propel a ... Sunbird would be fitted with a Duel Direct Fusion Drive — a compact nuclear fusion engine which could provide both thrust ...

a nuclear fusion rocket concept developed in complete secrecy over the past decade. Sunbird represents a significant leap in space propulsion technology, with the potential to dramatically shorten ...

a nuclear fusion rocket concept developed in complete secrecy over the past decade. Sunbird represents a significant leap in space propulsion technology, with the potential to dramatically shorten ...