After ten years of quiet research, Pulsar Fusion has unveiled a nuclear fusion-powered rocket called the Sunbird. This ...

A British propulsion company is aiming to harness nuclear fusion and drastically cut travel times to far off places in space.

One alternative once the rocket's in space is harnessing electric propulsion, which Dinan says is “very good, but not quick” and needs a long time to accelerate. Another option is Nuclear ...

If the rocket ever becomes operational, it could one day cut the journey time of a potential mission to Mars in half. Nuclear fusion is different from nuclear fission, which is what powers current ...

Unlike conventional chemical rockets, Sunbird relies on nuclear fusion – a process that replicates the energy production at the core of stars – to propel spacecraft.

Two United States based firms have entered into a partnership to advance high-power nuclear electric propulsion technology for faster space travel. Ad Astra Rocket Company (Ad Astra) and The Space ...

A British startup called Pulsar Fusion is working on a nuclear rocket that uses fusion energy to propel spacecraft at unprecedented speeds. If successful, the company says it could cut the travel ...