NASA has completed over 100 cold-flow tests of a full-scale nuclear rocket reactor prototype, demonstrating stable hydrogen ...
Mars has always felt like a distant neighbor, reachable only after a long, risky cruise through deep space. Now engineers inside NASA are sketching a very different future, one where a nuclear powered ...
Nuclear rockets are moving from Cold War concept to near-term hardware, and the shift could reshape how quickly and safely humans cross the solar system. By pairing compact reactors with efficient ...
At the height of the Cold War, US Air Force officials proposed a terrifying plan to help America demonstrate its superiority ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets ...
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