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

Iranian cargo ships allegedly carrying chemicals to make missile propellent are setting sail from China to deliver the shipment to Tehran's army.

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Angry Astronaut and Nextbigfuture commenter are making the case that SpaceX and Elon Musk must switch to nuclear thermal rockets to colonize Mars. I will ...

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

China Manned Space Engineering Office. When humans dream of venturing farther into the cosmos, one question looms: how do we ...

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

Just as we are reckoning with how to conserve ecosystems on Earth for future living creatures, we must think of space as an ...

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

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 ...

China's achievement is valuable for long-term space exploration, enabling self-sufficiency and enabling missions like a ...