One of these designs, known as a Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket (CNTR), uses a centrifuge to turn uranium fuel into a ...

Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) has stood as a promising potential alternative propulsion technology for decades. Chemical ...

A new study explores the potential of nuclear fission-powered propulsion for advanced deep space exploration. Specifically, ...

NASA's initiatives to pioneer next-generation space technologies are also hit hard in the White House's budget proposal. If ...

Proposed NASA Budget Zeros Out Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Tech is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation ...

The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog met with the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) on Thursday to drum up support for atomic ...

The key technology being pursued by the Institute is Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP), which couples a nuclear reactor power system with electric propulsion technology. An NEP spacecraft can ...

Artist concept highlighting the novel approach proposed by the 2025 NIAC awarded selection of the TFINER concept.NASA/James ...

Space Nuclear Power Corp. in Los Alamos, NM., a world leader in space fission technology, has been selected as a commercial ...

Mars has received considerable attention in the past few decades, thanks to the many robotic missions exploring it to learn ...