In a groundbreaking development, Ohio State University has unveiled a new concept for nuclear thermal propulsion that could significantly cut down travel time to Mars. Building on past space ...

How can nuclear propulsion help improve deep space missions by significantly reducing the amount of time to reach Mars and beyond? This is what a recent study published in Acta Astronautica hopes to ...

Portal’s heat exchanger thruster, known as Flare, fires up during a test in a vacuum chamber. (Portal Space Systems Photo) Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its ...

An extrapolation technique aims to address the gap between Hall effect thruster performance in space and in laboratory conditions.

East Aurora, NY – Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems announces the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Discovering a machine that could somehow produce thrust without releasing propellant would be a game-changer for human space travel. There’s just one ...

WASHINGTON — A new study recommends that the United States pursue rapid development of a space nuclear power system to keep pace with geopolitical rivals, but is less clear about which agency should ...