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 ...

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 ...

Ukraine conducted a strike with missiles and drones on one of Russia's oil refineries in Rostov Oblast last night, having hit the chemical plant before.

After reaching a speed of 114 miles an hour with an RC plane, he wanted to go further and break that record. To do so, he looked towards rocket power, and started a new build. The design consists ...

After lift-off, the rocket quickly burns through its fuel. Once the tanks are empty, they break away from the rest of the rocket and fall back to Earth. When the astronauts reach the ISS ...