NASA’s Nuclear Rocket Fuel Just Survived 4200°F – A Major Step Toward Mars
Electromagnetic Systems has successfully tested nuclear fuel that could power future rapid space missions, including trips to ...
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New nuclear fuel withstands 4,220°F heat, will fly rockets to Mars in just 45 days
The tests showed the fuel can withstand the harsh conditions of a nuclear thermal propulsion reactor. In other words, it has the capability to one day power a nuclear rocket that could fire humans ...
Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Better Source of Rocket Fuel: Good Ol’ Water
Project, the University of Bologna will be developing a new electric thruster for rockets that is propelled by water being turned into plasma through electrolysis. While prototypes of water-powered ...
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Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Better Source of Rocket Fuel: Good Ol’ Water
Rocket thrusters powered by the hydrogen and oxygen in water do exist, and while NASA succeeded with using this kind of propulsion system to launch their PTD-1 CubeSat in 2021, water fuel has not ...