Cold-flow tests at NASA Marshall demonstrated the stability of a nuclear propulsion design aimed at reducing travel times to the moon and Mars.

NASA engineers have completed first cold-flow tests of a full-scale nuclear thermal propulsion reactor, validating designs ...

NASA has set its sights on sending astronauts to Mars sooner than most people realize. The ambitious plans include preparing ...

Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit ...

American space agency NASA announced it had completed a test campaign for the first flight reactor engineering development unit since the 1960s.

GE Aerospace completes NASA-supported ground tests of a hybrid electric turbofan engine, advancing electric propulsion for future narrowbody aircraft.

General Atomics and NASA have successfully tested a new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. The new fuel could help power propulsion ...

Initial ground trials of a hybrid-electric engine demonstrator support NASA's Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project.

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Space startup General Galactic aims to fly a satellite using only water for in-orbit ...

The ESSCA II contract will deliver engineering and science services for NASA centers, including Marshall Space Flight Center.

Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit f ...