NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal ...

Tokamak Energy receives a new 1 MW gyrotron to superheat plasma in its ST40 fusion device, advancing the development of ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, ...

General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

General Atomics has completed several key tests for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor technology at NASA’s MSFC.

American company General Atomics announced it completed a series of test on a nuclear fuel designed for the Nuclear Thermal ...

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The trials verify that the fuel can survive ...

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is one step closer to lifting off on its maiden voyage. Just before 8 p.m. on Friday evening, the company completed its long awaited hot-fire test, lighting up the ...

A DRACO ground test would need to capture plume exhaust fully to ensure no radioactive materials are released to the ...

For centuries, we have gazed into space with fascination, dreaming of traveling to distant planets. To turn these dreams into ...