The spaceship dramatically disintegrated over the Caribbean on Thursday. SpaceX has promised "a thorough investigation." ...

General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

China's achievement is valuable for long-term space exploration, enabling self-sufficiency and enabling missions like a ...

China Manned Space Engineering Office. When humans dream of venturing farther into the cosmos, one question looms: how do we ...

The trials verify that the fuel can survive the harsh environment of a nuclear rocket reactor. Up until now, the main way of propelling spacecraft has been through chemical rockets. To be fair ...

Exploring the science behind using water as rocket fuel and the innovative technologies that make it possible.

A series of experiments on board China’s space station have for the first time produced oxygen and the ingredients for rocket fuel – key steps that are considered essential for human survival ...

Nuclear propulsion could be the future of space travel and NASA and General Atomics just brought us one step closer.

Ukrainian officials, including Andriy Kovalenko from the National Security and Defense Council, identified the facility as a key producer of solid fuel components for rocket motors, explosives, and ...

Nuclear Space Reactor Fuel Passes Key NASA Impact Tests is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ...

Can we consider that spat now so much rocket fuel—or perhaps, water—under the bridge? It depends. Both Blue Origin and SpaceX are aiming at upending the launch industry with their giant ...

Other notable tidbits about BE-4: The engines are fueled by commercially available methane, or liquified natural gas (LNG) — which has only recently come into fashion as a rocket fuel.