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Report recommends NASA accelerate space nuclear propulsion development

An illustration of a spacecraft for deep space missions powered by nuclear thermal propulsion. Congress has added funding to NASA appropriations bills to support development of the technology. Credit: ...
Futurism

NASA Tests Propulsion System for Lunar Space Station

NASA has recently tested a propulsion system for its future lunar space station. The agency conducted the ground test of a subsystem for their Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), according to a NASA ...
SpaceNews

NASA Announces Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Concept Awards

NASA is leading an effort, working with the Department of Energy (DOE), to advance space nuclear technologies. The government team has selected three reactor design concept proposals for a nuclear ...
BGR

NASA Tested New Propulsion Tech That Could Unlock New Deep Space Travel Possibilities

With the successful launch of Artemis I behind it, NASA has been doubling down on efforts to make deep space travel – and it's reported future trips to the Moon and Mars – easier to achieve. We've ...
UPI

NASA pursues greener, more efficient spacecraft propulsion

ORLANDO, Fla., June 14 (UPI) --NASA and the space industry will conduct several missions over the next year to test more efficient, environmentally friendly spacecraft, including a non-toxic ...
Yahoo

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab laying off 5% of its workforce

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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: The NASA logo hangs in the Mission Operations Control Center at Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, U ...
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NASA Announces Successful Test of New Propulsion Technology for Treks to Deep Space

The rotating detonation rocket engine is powered by supersonic technology, in a breakthrough that could revolutionize the way humans travel in space. Reading time 2 minutes As NASA gears up for a ...

NASA’s overhauled Artemis mission design will push its lunar landing to 2028

NASA is streamlining its SLS rocket build and workflow to maintain skill sets, mitigate risk, and eventually launch every ...
IFLScience

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Fuel That Could Take Humans To Mars Tested At NASA Facility

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Flightglobal

NASA and Magnix reveal Dash 7 to be retrofitted with electric propulsion

NASA and electric propulsion developer Magnix are moving forward with plans to advance cleaner regional aviation, revealing on 22 August a De Havilland Canada Dash 7 turboprop that will receive hybrid ...