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

WASHINGTON WAS abuzz on February 14th with news of a mysterious Russian space weapon. Mike Turner, chairman of the House ...

In the quest to explore the cosmos, NASA's latest breakthrough in thermal propulsion fuel could redefine our journey to Mars.

Nuclear Space Reactor Fuel Passes Key NASA Impact Tests is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ...

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

The United States has not tested a nuclear weapon since 1992.REF However, given the deteriorating security environment, it may need to do so once again.

The Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program will test a nuclear-powered rocket in space as soon as 2027. However, the 2027 launch date for the Demonstration Rocket for Agile ...

Nuclear propulsion could be the future of space travel and NASA and General Atomics just brought us one step closer.

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

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

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

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 ...