Space missions in the future could travel to Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system by riding on nuclear-powered rockets, ...

If it proves successful, CNTR could allow future vehicles to travel farther using less fuel. Traditional chemical engines ...

NASA's Glenn Research Centre in Northeast Ohio has been selected to lead the development of nuclear power systems for lunar ...

These rigorous tests, involving a 10-parachute array and advanced materials, validate key safety systems, paving the way for the upcoming uncrewed mission and future crewed flights under the Gaganyaan ...

Their prototype, called the centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket (CNTR), is pretty wild. Instead of relying on chemical combustion, or even the solid nuclear fuels tested ... professor of mechanical and ...

The rocket was detailed in the September issue of the journal Acta Astronautica, in a study titled ‘Addressing challenges to engineering feasibility of the centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket’. From ...

Three things excite engineers: fast cars, jet planes and explosions. Project Tycho focuses on a fourth: rocket engines.

A fresh computer-generated video shows the Aerojet 260, the largest single solid rocket motor ever fired, laaunching from an ...

Galactic Energy secures $336 million, nears debut of new reusable and solid rockets Beijing-based Galactic Energy has raised ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Sept. 26 announced three contracts aimed at beefing up U.S. production of solid rocket motors ...

The Defense Department awarded $33.5 million to two companies to expand the industrial base for solid-rocket motors, according to an announcement today.