NASA wants to activate a working uranium-fission reactor aboard an uncrewed spacecraft heading toward Mars in late 2028. But Space Reactor-1 Freedom, or SR-1, does not yet have a booked launch, a ...

NASA has completed a demanding series of ground tests on a small spacecraft designed to demonstrate a new approach to ...

Spacecraft propulsion traditionally relies on volatile fuels and separate, bulky systems for different types of maneuvering ...

Rubicon Space Systems engineers with the dual-mode, also known as multimode, propulsion module for NASA's Green Propulsion Dual Mode mission. Credit: Rubicon Space Systems SAN FRANCISCO – Rubicon ...

NASA engineers have successfully tested a new breed of reaction control engine and propulsion system. Aimed at furthering NASA’s space exploration goals, the tests helped investigate the possibility ...

Stephen Damico once built an off-road vehicle as a UL Lafayette student. Decades later, he's helping NASA prepare Orion for a ...

Newswise — For decades, the challenge of deep space exploration has been less about where we want to go and more about how long it takes to get there. To meet those challenges, over 70 years ago ...

NASA, in collaboration with EOS, developed a method to additively manufacture ultra-fine lattice-structured propulsion catalysts. The approach enables precise control over catalyst geometry and ...

GE Aerospace recently started test running the Passport-turbofan-based hybrid-electric propulsion system it developed under NASA’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) programme, one of several ...