Russia’s new plasma engine could reach Mars in just 30 days. Russia's new plasma rocket engine is engineered to cut the ...

Now, ideas for a nuclear space engine could solve at least one of those problems. Getting anywhere in space takes time — a lot of time, in fact. One of NASA’s premiere destinations for human ...

That’s 4,220 degree Fahrenheit (2,326°C), roughly equivalent to the heat a nuclear rocket engine would reach during a boost maneuver. The tests, carried out at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight ...

General Electric led efforts to develop lightweight nuclear engines by minimizing shielding, which increased radiation risks. -Concepts ranged from nuclear-powered seaplanes and supersonic "Hunter ...

The Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket concept has the potential to more than halve the time to travel to Mars and cut travel time ...

The SMR-300 reactor is designed to provide up to 300 megawatts per module, enough to power about 300,000 homes.

In a conventional engine, it is easy to dump the majority of the excess heat out of the tailpipe and handle a small amount via heat exchange in the radiator. However, with a nuclear reactor ...

Before the end of 2030, a testing and experimenting facility must be built, and the future nuclear engine must be perfected on the ground, including conducting resource tests MOSCOW, January 28.

“This is an honest-to-goodness nuclear rocket engine.” Once upon a time, NASA proposed to send a dozen astronauts to Mars in two spaceships, each powered by three of these engines. Marshall ...

Two fire engines drove toward the exit. Image Emergency workers gather near the confinement structure, where the hole from an explosion is visible, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Friday.

Unlike conventional ships, nuclear-powered vessels do not require engine exhaust systems or fuel tanks. HD KSOE has optimized the space previously occupied by large engine room equipment to ...