Human crews headed for Mars are still looking at journeys that last most of a year, long enough for radiation, boredom and ...

Could a single spacecraft’s propulsion system flaws reshape NASA’s crew transport strategy for the rest of the decade? That’s ...

NASA is leading an effort, working with the Department of Energy (DOE), to advance space nuclear technologies. The government team has selected three reactor design concept proposals for a nuclear ...

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. – NASA has selected Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, Calif., to receive a contract for the propulsion system for the Lunar Atmosphere Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft.

NASA has begun qualification testing on what it calls "cutting-edge" solar electric propulsion (SEP) thrusters. The innovative thrusters will be showcased on the Gateway space station that will orbit ...

Flying cars could finally actually be on the horizon. Anyone who's seen "Blade Runner" or "The Jetsons" knows that you can't have "The Future" without flying cars, but despite many people's hopes, ...

NASA on Monday slashed the number of astronaut missions on Boeing's Starliner contract and said the spacecraft's next mission ...

NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade – but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. This ...

NASA and electric propulsion developer Magnix are moving forward with plans to advance cleaner regional aviation, revealing on 22 August a De Havilland Canada Dash 7 turboprop that will receive hybrid ...

The space agency is investing in the development of a propulsion system that uses nuclear power to create plasma bursts. Reading time 2 minutes The future of space travel depends on our ability to ...

“If we fail to cooperate — we may not be there, and perhaps not even here.” With these words I ended my previous article on NASA’s plan to develop nuclear propulsion for spacecraft, rockets, and ...