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New nuclear fuel withstands 4,220°F heat, will fly rockets to Mars in just 45 days
General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.
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New fuel withstands nuclear thermal propulsion reactor conditions
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 ...
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General Atomics tests nuclear thermal propulsion fuel for space missions
General Atomics has completed several key tests for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor technology at NASA’s MSFC.
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Fuel Testing for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Puts Mars Within Human Reach
American company General Atomics announced it completed a series of test on a nuclear fuel designed for the Nuclear Thermal ...
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Nuclear Reactor Test Requirements Put DRACO Launch Plans On Hold
A DRACO ground test would need to capture plume exhaust fully to ensure no radioactive materials are released to the ...
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Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Fuel That Could Take Humans To Mars Tested At NASA Facility
A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, ...
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NASA Tests Revolutionary Nuclear Propulsion Fuel That Could Take Humans to Mars in Just 45 Days
NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal ...
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NASA's nuclear propulsion project aims for faster Mars travel
For centuries, we have gazed into space with fascination, dreaming of traveling to distant planets. To turn these dreams into ...
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China's 'artificial sun' shatters nuclear fusion record by generating steady loop of plasma for 1,000 seconds
A nuclear fusion reactor in China, dubbed the "artificial sun," has broken its own record to bring humanity one step closer ...
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800 MW nuclear fusion plant gets 1 MW gyrotron boost for superheating plasma
Tokamak Energy receives a new 1 MW gyrotron to superheat plasma in its ST40 fusion device, advancing the development of ...
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China’s secret missile hits 9 times the speed of sound to withstand 2,192°F test
China has allegedly tested a new air-to-air hypersonic missile in its Mars Mission tunnel facility, Linuyang, Henan province.