The DRACO program plans to test a prototype nuclear thermal rocket in space as early as 2027, marking a significant milestone ...

An alternative technology to the chemically propelled rockets the agency develops now is called nuclear thermal propulsion, ...

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

There are several mega-rockets already being developed that ... to develop and demonstrate advanced nuclear thermal propulsion technology as soon as 2027," said Nasa boss Bill Nelson.

But for now, he says, there are other better options, such as nuclear thermal electric propulsion. Another idea is to use chemical rockets to lift off from Earth and to land on Mars. But for the ...

Scientists have thought about attaching nuclear, thermal-rocket engines to ammonia-heavy asteroids and redirecting the asteroids so that they crash into Mars and release the meteor's ammonia and ...

Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time, but designing the reactors that would power them isn't easy Oct 5, 2024 Image: High-power thruster qualification testing for Gateway ...