In an effort to transform space travel and make it easier for humans to visit Mars, NASA and the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are leading the way in the development of nuclear ...
NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...
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 ...