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New nuclear fuel withstands 4,220°F heat, will fly rockets to Mars in just 45 daysGeneral Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.
Angry Astronaut and Nextbigfuture commenter are making the case that SpaceX and Elon Musk must switch to nuclear thermal rockets to colonize Mars. I will ...
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The trials verify that the fuel can survive ...
Nuclear propulsion could be the future of space travel and NASA and General Atomics just brought us one step closer.
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 ...
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NASA Tests Revolutionary Nuclear Propulsion Fuel That Could Take Humans to Mars in Just 45 DaysNASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal ...
General Atomics has completed several key tests for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor technology at NASA’s MSFC.
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Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Fuel That Could Take Humans To Mars Tested At NASA FacilityA new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, ...
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