Two United States based firms have entered into a partnership to advance high-power nuclear electric propulsion technology for faster space travel. Ad Astra Rocket Company (Ad Astra) and The Space ...

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 ...

NASA's nuclear propulsion breakthrough promises Mars trips in 45 days. Combining nuclear and plasma systems boosts efficiency ...

RocketStar Inc. has just unveiled the FireStarDrive – the world’s first electric propulsion device enhanced with nuclear fusion.

When ships moved from muscle- and wind power to burning coal and other ... for diesel and steam engines. Here battery-electric propulsion is somewhat of an odd duck, as it does not carry its ...

Today, spacecraft propulsion, power for onboard spaceship ... [currently not in use]; (2) Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP); and (3) Radioisotope Electric Propulsion (REP). NTP uses a fission ...

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 ...

This video dives into the science behind nuclear thermal and electric propulsion, their challenges, and their potential to cut travel times and expand our exploration of the cosmos. Real Engineering ...