We don’t need any advanced propulsion to get to Mars,” says Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society and the astronautical engineering company Pioneer Astronautics. “We can do it with chemical ...

If a rocket carrying a nuclear reactor explodes on its way to deep space, ...

Space rockets may soon use nuclear-powered engines based on nuclear thermal propulsion, or NTP technology. While no nuclear engine will fly this year, the field is approaching a major milestone, with ...

Dinan, now 40, is a one-time contestant on a reality show about rich young Londoners, but has lately gained attention with ...

Nasa is developing ways to use nuclear power to send spacecraft to their destinations. Nuclear propulsion could greatly reduce the journey time to Mars, perhaps cutting a voyage of more than six ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A fast nuclear thermal propelled spacecraft enters lunar orbit. It also contains a ...

NASA's next mission sounds more like an Andy Weir space drama than a government project. Debuted at NASA's March 2026 'Ignition' event, the agency's first nuclear-powered mission to Mars now has a ...

With NASA’s Artemis II—the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years—successfully completed, attention is now turning to what’s next: establishing an enduring presence on the moon. Through a ...

Interplanetary travel to Mars aboard nuclear-powered spaceships may sound like science fiction – yet NASA is planning to make it a reality. The Space Reactor-1 Freedom mission is scheduled for launch ...

A century after Robert Goddard’s first-ever launch of a liquid-fueled rocket, two NASA experts weigh in on what his legacy still holds for spaceflight’s future Before that moment among the cabbages, ...

While NASA, along with its international and commercial partners, is going pedal to the metal back to the moon, the space agency is not neglecting Mars. In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a ...