Mini-Mag Orion uses magnetic fields to compress and ignite small nuclear pellets, offering a more controlled and potentially more efficient alternative to the traditional pusher-plate design. This ...

Robert O'Brien, Director of the Universities Space Research Association's Center for Space Nuclear Research, for a ...

March 7 (UPI) --NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket ...

A torchship is a spacecraft with more than 300 km/s total delta V and an acceleration greater than 0.01 g. There is an online site for determining solar system travel times with advanced propulsion.

Robert O'Brien, Director of the Universities Space Research Association's Center for Space Nuclear Research, for a fascinating deep dive into nuclear propulsion technology for space exploration.

Just a day after NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine alluded to the possibility of flying the new Orion crew capsule’s first experimental trip around the Moon using a pair of commercial rockets ...