Now, ideas for a nuclear space engine could solve at least one of those problems. Getting anywhere in space takes time — a lot of time, in fact. One of NASA’s premiere destinations for human ...

NASA just wrapped engine performance tests on its X-59 research aircraft, which the space agency hopes will ... they produce a loud crack, the sound of air pressure waves combining to form ...

The rocket engine prototype is currently being tested in a chamber that simulates the conditions of space. Although the rocket will use traditional chemical propulsion to launch, it will switch to ...

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