AOL

Nuclear rocket could slash mission times to Mars

Scientists have developed a new form of nuclear propulsion that they claim could slash mission times to Mars and enable voyages to the farthest reaches of the solar system. A team from Ohio State ...

Rocket Report: Russian megaconstellation takes off; Isar preps for second launch

Welcome to Edition 8.35 of the Rocket Report! The headlines this week are again dominated by the big changes afoot in NASA’s ...
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NASA’s new nuclear engine could transform deep space

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency ...
RealClearScience

NASA Can Open Up the Solar System With Nuclear Propulsion

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolith, hued ...
Morningstar

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. This company's stock is soaring.

Shares of BWX Technologies hit a record high, as investors believe the nuclear-power company could be involved in NASA's lunar plans Shares of BWX Technologies Inc., which manufactures nuclear ...
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Ohio State scientists advance focus on nuclear propulsion

COLUMBUS, Ohio – New developments in nuclear thermal propulsion technologies may soon enable advanced space missions to the farthest reaches of the solar system. Leading these advances are ...

Modern rocketry turns 100—and NASA says the best is yet to come

Rockets launch to space almost every day. All of this incredible innovation owes a debt to a modest experiment that took ...