Nuclear Reactor

For the first time since 1965, the US military is gearing up to launch a nuclear reactor into space. In space exploration, using fission power for a nuclear reactor makes a lot of sense. Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engines, like...

NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are teaming up for a new mission that could change space travel forever. They're aiming to launch the world's very first nuclear-powered spacecraft into orbit, and it could happen as...

The UK Space Agency will give £2.9 million (US$3.5 million) to Rolls-Royce to fund the building of a nuclear reactor. Under the contract, Rolls-Royce is expected to develop a demonstrator modular nuclear reactor that could be deployed on the Moon by...