The slow race of getting NASA's Space Launch System rocket pieced together for next year's Artemis II moon mission jumped a ...

The Soviet Union also researched the technology, which yielded the RD-0410, a nuclear thermal rocket engine developed from 1965 through the 1980s. These reactors were intended to become part of a ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. At this point, being fast is beside the point for the ...

Planetary science is in the DNA of Rocket Lab. It’s what drives us to solve hard problems, to create new and innovative capabilities and to push our own boundaries to reach for the seemingly ...

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 ...

This entirely novel system, developed exclusively by Pulsar Fusion's in-house team of scientists, showcases the company's commitment to pushing the boundaries of nuclear fusion technology. A newly ...

The slowed-down video shows the rocket’s 33 Raptor engines firing up as the enormous 120-meter-tall vehicle leaves the launchpad. With the rocket pumping out a colossal 17 million pounds of ...

UK startup Pulsar Fusion just revealed a nuclear fusion-powered rocket that could halve travel ... This is a compact nuclear fusion engine that provides thrust and power. According to the ...

Shares in Peter Beck's Rocket Lab have taken a drubbing after a report from Bleecker Street Research suggesting the company is behind schedule in getting its upcoming Neutron craft ready for launch by ...

Moscow: In what could come as a giant leap in spacecraft technology, Russia is working on a new plasma-based rocket engine system which might cut travel time to Mars from existing 7 months to just one ...