The $34.9 million award will launch the Space Power and Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness and Resilience Institute — also known as SPAR. The goal: developing new high-efficiency power and ...

But before that can happen, nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) technologies still have quite a way to go before we could blast astronauts through space on a nuclear rocket. However, earlier this ...

Airbus' postponement of a zero-emission hydrogen-powered commercial aircaft will send a chill through decarbonization efforts of an aviation industry already struggling to keep its net-zero 2050 ...

Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...

Drone Launches Ascendance’s Hybrid Propulsion System is published in Advanced Air Mobility Report, an Aviation Week ...

A new test of nuclear propellant fuel under space-like conditions has been hailed as a success by NASA and General Atomics ...

Russian scientists develop space propulsion system that could reach Mars within 1-2 months 'Interplanetary trips are likely to become much faster too and locations beyond the Solar System might ...

Suggested improvements focus on small spacecraft and propulsion hardware mass optimization rather than on specific impulse enhancement. Propellantless propulsion systems are also recommended for small ...

By Katrina Miller NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry. By Robin George ...

Multinational Research Project Shows How Life on Earth Can Be Measured from Space Feb. 6, 2025 — Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth.

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That test vehicle, Boeing's Starliner, landed empty without any problems, but NASA hadn't wanted to risk it after the capsule experienced propulsion issues in space. The pair was supposed to ...