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New nuclear fuel withstands 4,220°F heat, will fly rockets to Mars in just 45 days
The company has successfully trialed a nuclear fuel that could one day drastically cut down the travel time to Mars and ...
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Nuclear Thermal Rockets Versus SpaceX Starship
Angry Astronaut and Nextbigfuture commenter are making the case that SpaceX and Elon Musk must switch to nuclear thermal rockets to colonize Mars. I will ...
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NASA Tests Revolutionary Nuclear Propulsion Fuel That Could Take Humans to Mars in Just 45 Days
NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal ...
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New fuel withstands nuclear thermal propulsion reactor conditions
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The trials verify that the fuel can survive ...
This nuclear propulsion reactor fuel could take humans to Mars in 45 days
Nuclear propulsion could be the future of space travel and NASA and General Atomics just brought us one step closer.
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Nuclear Reactor Test Requirements Put DRACO Launch Plans On Hold
A DRACO ground test would need to capture plume exhaust fully to ensure no radioactive materials are released to the ...
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When Russian Radar Mistook a Norwegian Scientific Rocket for a U.S. Missile, the World Narrowly Avoided Nuclear War
The Norwegian rocket incident, which took place on this day in 1995, marked the only known activation of a nuclear briefcase ...
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General Atomics tests nuclear thermal propulsion fuel for space missions
General Atomics has completed several key tests for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor technology at NASA’s MSFC.
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Laser Propulsion Could Satisfy Our Spacecraft’s Need For Speed
As the heated propellant expands, it’s ultimately exhausted out of a nozzle in much the same way as in a traditional rocket. It’s also similar to the concept of nuclear thermal propulsion ...
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Fuel Testing for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Puts Mars Within Human Reach
American company General Atomics announced it completed a series of test on a nuclear fuel designed for the Nuclear Thermal ...
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New nuclear fuel withstands 4,220°F heat, will fly rockets to Mars in just 45 days
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) just hit a massive milestone that could alter the future of space exploration. The company has successfully trialed a nuclear fuel that could one ...