Using lunar ice to make rocket fuel could help future lunar settlements sustain themselves and provide a launch pad for ...

The proposal would allow for higher concentrations of perchlorate than the drinking water standards set by some states.

Artist impression of a nuclear fission powered rocket. Credit: General Atomics A new test of nuclear propellant fuel under space-like conditions has been hailed as a success by NASA and General ...

Chinese astronauts claim to have created rocket fuel on board the country’s Tiangong space station using a new process dubbed “artificial photosynthesis.” As the South China Morning Post reports, ...

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) just hit a massive milestone that could alter the future of space exploration. The company has successfully trialed a nuclear fuel that could one day ...

Have we discovered the ideal source of energy? A recent study in Nature describes a newly synthesized chemical called hexanitrogen. Containing no carbon, it produces zero greenhouse emissions and ...

In the 1980s, Formula One had almost no fuel restrictions, and engineers took full advantage. Teams ran engines on fuel mixtures closer to rocket fuel than petrol, producing over 1,400 horsepower from ...

The best, in fact, the only, candidate for this is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system or nuclear rocket. First conceived of in 1945, this is a rocket that replaces burning chemical fuel with ...

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