NASA testing advances space nuclear propulsion capabilities

Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit ...
Nuclear Engineering International

NASA tests nuclear space tech

NASA engineers have completed first cold-flow tests of a full-scale nuclear thermal propulsion reactor, validating designs ...

Flight engineers give NASA's Dragonfly lift

In sending a car-sized rotorcraft to explore Saturn's moon Titan, NASA's Dragonfly mission will undertake an unprecedented ...
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NASA Is Back Testing Nuclear Propulsion for Spaceships for the First Time Since the 1960s

American space agency NASA announced it had completed a test campaign for the first flight reactor engineering development unit since the 1960s.
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NASA Conducts Cold Flow Testing of Nuclear Propulsion for Future Space Missions

Cold-flow tests at NASA Marshall demonstrated the stability of a nuclear propulsion design aimed at reducing travel times to the moon and Mars.
Times of San Diego

NASA names San Diego’s Katherine Spies to new astronaut class, possible Mars trip

San Diego native Katherine Spies was introduced Monday as one of NASA’s newest astronauts, joining nine other scientists, engineers and test pilots heading to the moon and possibly Mars. More than ...