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

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

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Nuclear electric propulsion technology, which uses a nuclear reactor to generate electricity for ionizing and accelerating gaseous propellants, could ...

Put the internet rumors in the rearview mirror because we are delighted to announce the HOT ROD Power Tour returns in 2025. The world’s largest traveling car show hits the highways June 9 ...

Nuclear energy, and, particularly for me, nuclear ship propulsion, continues to be a tantalizing solution to CO2 reduction. We know nuclear energy works, but from that point on there appear to be ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully ... “Fuel must survive extremely high temperatures and the hot hydrogen gas environment that an NTP reactor operating ...

The best, in fact, the only, candidate for this is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system or nuclear rocket. First conceived of in 1945, this is a rocket that replaces burning chemical fuel ...

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The contract, which will run through September 2033, covers the engine requirements for the production of naval nuclear propulsion components. In December 2023, BPMI was awarded a couple of ...

it perfectly encapsulates the approach John Lohone took to racing in this year’s HOT ROD Drag Week. With Jeremiah Kirby wheeling Lohone’s 1972 Chevelle, the pair rolled through the Pro ...

NASA is working on a nuclear electric propulsion system that would involve robotically assembling a space radiator the size of a football field out in the void. The project has moved beyond the ...

The DARPA-NASA nuclear thermal propulsion project is extending its time frame for an on-orbit demonstration. Credit: Lockheed Martin A vision to accelerate U.S. access to cislunar space and the ...