Mars has always felt like a distant neighbor, reachable only after a long, risky cruise through deep space. Now engineers inside NASA are sketching a very different future, one where a nuclear powered ...

Long before anyone talked seriously about crewed Mars landings, NASA was already sketching nuclear propulsion concepts that could change everything. In this episode, we trace how nuclear thermal and ...

This study will identify primary technical and programmatic challenges, merits, and risks for developing and demonstrating space nuclear propulsion technologies of interest to future exploration ...

“If we fail to cooperate — we may not be there, and perhaps not even here.” With these words I ended my previous article on NASA’s plan to develop nuclear propulsion for spacecraft, rockets, and ...

From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets ...

It turns out that Seattle-based nuclear technology maker Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies (USNC) has delivered a new concept design for a nuclear thermal propulsion engine to NASA. Ultra Safe Nuclear ...

Delray Beach, FL, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The space propulsion market was valued at USD 13.36 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow to USD 20.02 billion at a compound annual growth rate ...

Sreejith Vidhyadharan Nair receives funding from the University of North Dakota. I have previously received external research funding from agencies such as the FAA and NASA; however, these projects ...