NASA is leading an effort, working with the Department of Energy (DOE), to advance space nuclear technologies. The government team has selected three reactor design concept proposals for a nuclear ...

Engineers from NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne are beginning qualification testing on the cutting-edge solar electric propulsion (SEP) thrusters that will change the in-space propulsion game. The ...

The AEPS engines are more than twice as powerful as current in-space ion thrusters. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA and ...

June 27 (Reuters) - NASA said on Thursday that it would continue to evaluate Starliner's propulsion system performance along with Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab before the shuttle returns from the ...

NASA is backing a new generation of nuclear rockets that could compress the months-long journey to Mars into a sprint ...

NASA and electric propulsion developer Magnix are moving forward with plans to advance cleaner regional aviation, revealing on 22 August a De Havilland Canada Dash 7 turboprop that will receive hybrid ...

General Atomics and NASA have successfully tested a new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. The new fuel could help power propulsion ...

The space agency is investing in the development of a propulsion system that uses nuclear power to create plasma bursts. Reading time 2 minutes The future of space travel depends on our ability to ...

NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor fuel at its Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). This ...

In an update released late Friday evening, NASA said it was “adjusting” the date of the Starliner spacecraft’s return to Earth from June 26 to an unspecified time in July. The announcement followed ...

In a groundbreaking achievement for space exploration technology, NASA successfully launched an experimental, cost-effective spacecraft from Wallops Island, Virginia, on December 18, 2025. This ...