NASA plans to launch its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in 2028, a probe called Space Reactor-1 Freedom that ...

NASA announced a mission to Mars using nuclear electric propulsion. How does it differ from earlier missions that utilized ...

UK-based startup Pulsar Fusion has successfully ignited the world’s first fusion rocket. The ignition of plasma in its ...

Modern space exploration is driven as much by processors as it is by rockets. And it remains the ultimate test of our ...

The mission, called Space Reactor-1 Freedom (SR-1 Freedom), is set to launch in December 2028. This mission aims to showcase ...

York Space Systems acquired Orbion Space Technology, adding Hall-effect electric thrusters to strengthen its satellite propulsion supply chain.

NASA plans to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by 2028, a major step for deep space exploration and its planned ...

In this initial demonstration, engineers successfully produced plasma within the engine’s exhaust system. Rather than focusing on full fusion reactions yet, the test validated a ...

WASHINGTON — York Space Systems said it has acquired Orbion Space Technology, bringing a key satellite propulsion technology inside the company as it expands production for national security space ...

ISPTech, a German space technology company developing propulsion systems for agile in-orbit maneuvering, announced it has ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets ...