nuclear thermal propulsion Archives

Congressional appropriators have released a final fiscal year 2024 spending bill that cuts NASA funding from what the agency received in 2023 while deferring a decision on spending for Mars Sample Return (MSR).

nuclear thermal propulsion

Final NASA 2024 spending bill defers decision on MSR funding

BWXT to Provide Nuclear Reactor Engine and Fuel for DARPA Space Project

NASA and DARPA select Lockheed Martin to develop DRACO nuclear propulsion demo

TRISO-X Successfully Completes Fuel Test to Power Nuclear Thermal Propulsion in Space

NASA and DARPA to partner on nuclear thermal propulsion demonstration

Op-ed | It’s Time for Congress to Order the Nuclear Option

DIU selects nuclear-powered spacecraft designs for 2027 demonstrations

DARPA moving forward with development of nuclear powered spacecraft

Former Momentus executive Fred Kennedy to lead startup focused on nuclear-powered rocket engines

Report: Nuclear propulsion would help military satellites maneuver out of harm’s way

EOI Space Achieves Milestone with Successful Testing of Flight Propulsion System

Antaris™ and SEAKR Engineering LLC Collaborate to Drive Speed and Efficiency in Satellite Development

Proteus Space Secures Major Investment and Partnership with SAIC

Astroport and Orbit Fab Join Forces for Lunar Exploration Breakthrough

Glasgow’s Craft Prospect selected as European Space Agency’s Rising Star

Aetherflux joins Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF)

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