However, this type of electric propulsion system requires a lot of energy, so the company has opted for a unique tie-up for a power plant that could solve that problem—a nuclear reactor.

Ad Astra Rocket Company has spent over two decades developing the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR), a highly efficient electric propulsion system. VASIMR operates by ...

NANO Nuclear Space (NNS) will focus on optimizing “ZEUS”, a solid core battery reactor, and “ODIN”, a low-pressure coolant reactor, for applications such as ...

Meanwhile, nuclear propulsion is literally the only way that a world power can project military might, as diesel-electric submarines and conventionally powered aircraft carriers lack the range ...

At the same time, scientists have found that nuclear fusion’s potential extends beyond energy production. Research suggests it could be useful in propulsion and certain medical applications ...

The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance high-power Nuclear Electric Propulsion technology for fast and reliable missions, both human and robotic. “We think nuclear ...

A Japanese government panel has largely supported a draft energy policy calling for bolstering renewables up to half of ...

Getting places in space quickly has been the goal of propulsion research for ... times greater energy density than a nuclear ...

The power level we fly at today is 10-15kW ... But for now, he says, there are other better options, such as nuclear thermal electric propulsion. Another idea is to use chemical rockets to ...

The plant was scheduled to begin shutting down in November, but its lifespan was extended in a last-minute legislative deal ...

Poland should stick with US companies as the government plans a second location for its nascent civil nuclear energy program, ...