NASA is working on a nuclear electric propulsion system that would ... something that massive into the narrow confines of a rocket. Even fully compacted, the radiator would be too big and unwieldy.

Loosening up the design is key, because as Stark mentioned, previous ideas called for fitting the entire nuclear electric radiator system under a rocket fairing, or nose cone, which covers and ...

In other words, it has the capability to one day power a nuclear rocket that could fire humans into deep space at unprecedented speeds. NASA and other organizations have long looked at nuclear ...

First conceived of in 1945, this is a rocket that replaces burning chemical fuel with a nuclear reactor that is used to heat up a propellant. This propellant is most likely hydrogen, though ...

In December 2024, US companies, Ad Astra Rocket Company and The Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes), formed a partnership to advance high-power nuclear electric propulsion (NEP ...

NASA is developing a groundbreaking spacecraft concept designed to revolutionize Mars travel. The ambitious plan involves ...

CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Industrial Siting Council has granted a construction permit to TerraPower for its Natrium nuclear power plant near Kemmerer — a milestone achievement both in Wyoming and ...

An artist’s rendering that shows the different components of a fully assembled nuclear electric propulsion system. Credit: NASA/Tim Marvel “By doing that, we eliminate trying to fit the whole system ...

A Russian rocket attack causes a blackout in the city ... and December came dangerously close to the country’s nuclear power plants, causing five out of its nine operating reactors to reduce ...