For decades, NASA has dreamed of building a rocket powerful enough to take humans to Mars - and now, that dream might finally come true. The agency is developing a nuclear-powered engine that could ...
Space missions in the future could travel to Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system by riding on nuclear-powered rockets, ...
NASA NIAC funded the Thin-Film Nuclear Engine Rocket (TFINER). By May 2025, it advanced to Phase II, focusing on maturing the technology, mission designs, small-scale thruster experiments, and isotope ...
The Army highlighted its commitment to innovation, readiness and partnership during the Association of the United States Army’s Annual ...
calling the “eye-opening” development of the new rocket engine a “significant change” in his effort to expand North Korea’s nuclear forces. Kim has stepped up testing activities since the collapse of ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Shown here is a one-eighth scale ...
A new material, called Composite Metal Foam (CMF), could advance the automotive and nuclear power industries. Interestingly, the material is both light and strong, capable of withstanding repeated ...
In spite of its cancellation, SLAM left an imprint in the minds of America’s defense planners and military scientists—and pushed the boundaries of nuclear propulsion technology. The 1950s were a ...
North Korea flaunted its “most powerful” nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at a military parade.