Tokamak Energy receives a new 1 MW gyrotron to superheat plasma in its ST40 fusion device, advancing the development of ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, ...

In a pioneering approach to achieve fusion energy, the SMART device has successfully generated its first tokamak plasma. This ...

General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

General Atomics has completed several key tests for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor technology at NASA’s MSFC.

American company General Atomics announced it completed a series of test on a nuclear fuel designed for the Nuclear Thermal ...

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 ...

A DRACO ground test would need to capture plume exhaust fully to ensure no radioactive materials are released to the ...

Researchers at NASA Langley are developing a next-gen system called MARVL (Modular Assembled Radiators for Nuclear Electric ...

As we set our sights on crewed Mars missions, we're going to have to consider some next-level rocket engines. One idea with a lot of potential is nuclear thermal propulsion.

Currently listed as launching no earlier than 1 a.m. Friday per the Space Coast Office of Tourism, Blue Origin's brand new orbital rocket promises to put on quite a performance when it launches. But ...