Tom Mueller built the rocket engines that gave Elon Musk outer space. Now, he's racing to create a fleet of cabs for the ...

While NASA pushes forward with its nuclear-powered engine concepts and researchers hunt for clever orbital shortcuts to slash ...

NASA announced plans March 24 to develop Space Reactor 1 (SR-1) Freedom, a mission to Mars demonstrating nuclear electric propulsion. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA is working on a streamlined ...

MIT engineers are testing a new propulsion system that combines the power and speed of conventional chemical thrusters with the precision and fuel-efficiency of electrical thrusters. The system could ...

Infusion of Nanosecond Pulsed Plasma Discharge into solid rocket motors may offer throttleable and restartable capabilities.

NASA’s new electric propulsion engine set a U.S. power record and could transform future Mars missions. The thrusters use ...

While NASA, along with its international and commercial partners, is going pedal to the metal back to the moon, the space agency is not neglecting Mars. In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a ...

NASA is working on a lithium-plasma electric thruster that uses roughly 90% less fuel than chemical rockets. Can this new technology help us colonize Mars?

Buckle up, kiddos, we're goin' to Mars! Okay, so no one is actually going to Mars anytime soon and SpaceX's Starship rocket keeps exploding. However, extra-long-distance space travel is inching closer ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The contract for management and operation of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be opened up to a competitive ...

NASA says it has successfully tested a high-powered plasma thruster that could eventually reduce Mars travel times from months to far shorter missions. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said in a ...

Not quite halfway through a six-year sojourn through the Solar System, a NASA spacecraft used a close encounter with Mars ...