Just before Artemis II began its historic slingshot around the moon, Jared Isaacman, the recently confirmed NASA ...

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency is ...

Space rockets may soon use nuclear-powered engines based on nuclear thermal propulsion, or NTP technology. While no nuclear engine will fly this year, the field is approaching a major milestone, with ...

If the U.S. is ever to set up a permanent outpost on the moon, it will need nuclear power. The White House just released a ...

NASA got through the Artemis II mission last week with a few minor “anomalies,” as NASA calls problems, but in 2028 it plans to launch a nuclear-powered rocket to Mars as an initial step to using ...

The White House's space nuclear policy funds lunar power and electric propulsion but sidelines nuclear thermal propulsion, ...

The NASA planned 2028 nuclear powered ion drive spacecraft, SR-1 Freedom will have a 20 kilowatt nuclear reactor. SR-1 ...

The White House has launched a coordinated federal initiative to deploy nuclear reactors in space, directing NASA and the ...

In the field of space exploration, Russia relies on nuclear technologies, automated missions, and robotics — these areas are ...

The breakthrough brings scientists a step closer to fusion propulsion - technology that mimics the energy reactions powering the Sun. View on euronews ...