Once in space, robots would connect the nuclear electric propulsion system's radiator panels, through which a liquid metal coolant, such as a sodium-potassium alloy, would flow. While this is ...

Nuclear electric propulsion could speed things up and possibly shorten this journey time. Researchers at NASA Langley are developing a next-gen system called MARVL (Modular Assembled Radiators for ...

Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, with hopes that the fuel could take humans to Mars in the not-too ...

Swiss offshore marine contractor Allseas has partnered with the recently formed Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization to explore the use of nuclear propulsion solutions for offshore vessels. "We are ...

The best, in fact, the only, candidate for this is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system or nuclear rocket. First conceived of in 1945, this is a rocket that replaces burning chemical fuel ...

Norway’s NuProShip (Nuclear Propulsion in Shipping) has embarked on its second stage after completing initial studies into Generation IV reactors. The project, which was launched in 2023, aims to ...

A laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator has been produced by Rosatom ...