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NASA’s new nuclear engine could transform deep space

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency is ...
New Atlas

ORNL tackles control challenges of nuclear rocket engines

That something is nuclear propulsion. Essentially, a nuclear rocket engine is a reactor that has hydrogen running through it as a propellant, which is heated to an astonishing 3,000 K (2,727 °C, 4,940 ...
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67 Years Later, the Nuclear Car is Still an Impossibility

View post: I Drove The 2026 Cadillac Escalade Platinum Sport: Here’s My Honest Review. In 1958, an American automaker introduced the world to a ⅜-scale concept that proposed harnessing the power of ...