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 ...

Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP): This process converts ... are co-sponsoring the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program to test a nuclear thermal rocket engine ...

Today on FRAME, we explore the advanced manufacturing process of Mitsubishi Rocket Launch Systems, where precision ...

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Dinan, the CEO of a British firm leading the charge with the remarkable technology, says its adoption for space travel is 'inevitable'.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A novel experiment on nuclear thermal rocket fuel coatings was conducted to advance NASA's Mars mission capabilities. The experiment tested zirconium carbide ...

Pulsar Fusion hopes to demonstrate that axiom with its planned Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, which is designed to travel at speeds of 329,000 mph (500,000 kph). That would make it the fastest ...

NASA is not choosing hydrogen, electricity, or nuclear fusion as a desired fuel choice but exploring plasma-assisted ...

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

If built and operated as planned, it would be the first U.S. commercial advanced nuclear power plant for an industrial site, according to the NRC. Rocket buying Mr. Cooper in all-stock deal valued ...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX wants to push the boundaries of space exploration, but a British startup named Pulsar Fusion is working on an ambitious nuclear fusion powered rocket called Sunbird. The world’s ...

LANDER — A recent town hall meeting in Bar Nunn was abuzz with hope and concern, and the word on everyone’s lips was “nuclear.” Radiant Nuclear, a relative newcomer on the energy scene ...

DTE Energy Co. is studying an expansion of its nuclear plant to help power new mega data centers that are expected to sprout ...