A new generation of thrusters has been used to precisely guide and point a satellite in space, paving the way for use of this technology on future spacecraft to save weight, fuel and cut power ...
Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has started construction on a large nuclear fusion chamber in England, as it races to become the first firm to fire a nuclear fusion-powered propulsion system in ...
Forward-looking: Scientists have long envisioned nuclear electric propulsion as a transformative technology for unlocking the potential of solar system exploration. Now, two companies making steady ...
Pulsar Fusion’s concept of a hyper speed, nuclear fusion rocket engine. Image credit: Pulsar Fusion. Back in 2022, researchers from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California unveiled a ...
During a recent exchange with his collaborators, Elon Musk unveiled his projection: within the next two to three years, space could offer the most economical solution for deploying ...
NASA is leading an effort, working with the Department of Energy (DOE), to advance space nuclear technologies. The government team has selected three reactor design concept proposals for a nuclear ...