A new test of nuclear propellant fuel under space-like conditions has been hailed as a success by NASA and General Atomics ...

NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...

NASA and its partners have successfully tested a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) fuel that could revolutionize deep-space ...

Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.

The fuel was subjected to full reactor heat and hydrogen gas and kept there for 20 minutes – about what a nuclear engine would have to endure during a boost maneuver. Other tests looked at how ...

During the tests, the fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes. That's 4,220 degree Fahrenheit (2,326°C), roughly equivalent to the heat a nuclear rocket engine would ...

Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...

Rosatom scientists have developed a laboratory prototype for a plasma electro-reactive rocket engine based on a magnetic ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested ... more efficient than conventional chemical rocket engines," Back continued. "We are excited to continue ...

Framatome and an unnamed nuclear fuel developer are one step closer to securing millions in property tax breaks thanks to the ...

EU-Conversion, a European Union research project is seeking to develop low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuels for research reactors ...

NASA and General Atomics successfully tested nuclear fuel for faster, more efficient space travel, pushing Mars missions forward.