NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal ...

Specialists at JSC NIIEFA and MISIS have developed a composite of tungsten and copper, using additive technologies, for the ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, ...

General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

General Atomics has completed several key tests for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor technology at NASA’s MSFC.

American company General Atomics announced it completed a series of test on a nuclear fuel designed for the Nuclear Thermal ...

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The trials verify that the fuel can survive ...

China has allegedly tested a new air-to-air hypersonic missile in its Mars Mission tunnel facility, Linuyang, Henan province.

A DRACO ground test would need to capture plume exhaust fully to ensure no radioactive materials are released to the ...

Researchers at NASA Langley are developing a next-gen system called MARVL (Modular Assembled Radiators for Nuclear Electric ...

The trip to Mars and back is not one for the faint of heart. We're not talking days, weeks, or months. But there are ...

As we set our sights on crewed Mars missions, we're going to have to consider some next-level rocket engines. One idea with a lot of potential is nuclear thermal propulsion. 'Apocalyptic ...