Westinghouse Electric Co. is getting the go-ahead to continue to develop its microreactor that could be deployed in the ...

Go faster, farther, more efficiently. That's the goal driving spacecraft propulsion engineers like Chen Cui, a new assistant ...

As Kotlyar notes, "Nuclear thermal propulsion systems have about 10 times more power density than a traditional light-water ...

Hidden patterns in electric propulsion plasma beams could help ensure the success of long-term space missions.

NASA's nuclear propulsion breakthrough promises Mars trips in 45 days. Combining nuclear and plasma systems boosts efficiency ...

A research team at the University of Virginia is revolutionizing the future of space travel with groundbreaking studies on ...

NANO Nuclear Space (NNS) will focus on optimizing “ZEUS”, a solid core battery reactor, and “ODIN”, a low-pressure coolant reactor, for applications such as ...

If they manage to pull that timeline off—and that is still a big if—a combined VASIMR and Kilopower-driven spacecraft would achieve the dream of Nuclear Electric Propulsion that excites many ...

The future of shipping sails through Norwegian waters as experts test the viability of cutting-edge nuclear reactors for ...

Forward-looking: Scientists have long envisioned nuclear electric propulsion ... Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR), a highly efficient electric propulsion system.

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 ...