This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.

For more than a century, gravity has been the immovable backdrop of modern physics, a force that can be described and ...

In an MIT News report, Hampson highlighted the financial difficulty of developing NTP. “Sure, you can get double the ...

Space agencies are moving closer to a new era of rocket propulsion that could fundamentally change deep-space travel. Nuclear ...

Going to the moon was one thing; going to Mars will be quite another. The distance alone is intimidating. While the moon is ...

Building on Purdue’s rich legacy, the Space Systems Engineering Online Master’s Program will feature 10 courses totaling 30 credit hours covering major study areas such as orbital mechanics, advanced ...

The Space Age framed nuclear propulsion as a quiet rethinking of movement, distance, and endurance beyond Earth.

Description: Project BLERP aims to design and construct a reusable liquid rocket engine and launch stand that can be re-used and studied by future students at University of Colorado Boulder. The goal ...

SpaceDev announced today that Frank Macklin has been promoted to Vice President of Engineering. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Macklin was Chief Engineer for hybrid rocket propulsion systems at ...

Forward-looking: Scientists have long envisioned nuclear electric propulsion as a transformative technology for unlocking the potential of solar system exploration. Now, two companies making steady ...

Abstract: Dr. Charles Hoke will give a talk beginning with a brief overview of his background, teaching experience, research activities, and educational leadership experience. This will be followed by ...

His main work in electric propulsion began in 1962 when he was a graduate student at Princeton. Electric propulsion means electric power, not chemical power, is used to power the rocket engine.