Two United States based firms have entered into a partnership to advance high-power nuclear electric propulsion technology for faster space travel. Ad Astra Rocket Company (Ad Astra) and The Space ...

Illustration of a human Mars mission concept enabled by nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP). An NTP-powered high performance fission reactor system will significantly reduce the travel time and radiation ...

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The IAE consortium plans to focus on developing next-gen technologies for modern GTF engine technology that will power new ...

PARIS, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada today announce their intent to collaborate on the development of advanced propulsion technology for regional turboprop aircraft, ...

Nearly three years ago, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced its intent to develop a flyable nuclear thermal propulsion system. The goal was to develop more responsive control of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service company focused on mission critical hardware manufacturing combined with commercial satellite design, ...

EasyJet continues to back hydrogen as the budget carrier’s most likely future fuel, having quietly shelved interest in all-electric short-haul aircraft as part of its decarbonisation plan. The UK ...

Engineers work to unlock power shipwide. Over the years, ship propulsion has evolved from sail to steam to diesel and gas turbine engines. The U.S. Navy now is transitioning to all-electric ships, ...

Velontra recently tested its hypersonic turbo-ramjet engine for the first time in Purdue University's Zucrow Laboratories in a High Pressure Combustion Lab. Air-breathing hypersonic powerplants are ...

The big problem here is development costs of the reactor, which would be a straightforward technology problem, but packaging it for space so that it would operate reliably for long enough with no ...