Video shot by Reuters showed orange balls ... the failure showed an internal leak of liquid oxygen fuel built up pressure and led to the rocket's breakup. The FAA is likely to open a mishap ...

Video shot by Reuters showed orange balls of light streaking ... Musk said a preliminary assessment of the failure showed an internal leak of liquid oxygen fuel built up pressure and led to the rocket ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When humans dream of venturing farther into the cosmos, one question looms: how do we sustain life and the journey toward the ...

SpaceX halted the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday with 11 seconds to spare after a plane allegedly flew into restricted airspace near the launchpad. The California exhibition set to send ...

What happens now? The second stage of the rocket is now gliding through orbit, carrying the Blue Ring Pathfinder payload. In a short while, the rocket's upper stage will orient itself down towards ...

They have successfully conducted experiments that mimic photosynthesis, converting carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and rocket fuel ingredients. This development is a major step towards long ...

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