Russian scientists at Rosatom's Troitsk Institute are developing a plasma propulsion system that could change space travel.

Russia's state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, has developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could send spacecraft to Mars in just 30 to 60 days. The plasma engine works by accelerating ...

Forward-looking: Scientists have long envisioned nuclear electric propulsion as a transformative technology for unlocking the potential of solar system exploration. Now, two companies making steady ...

There was a time when Russia and the United States were in a highly competitive race to the moon. But the 1960s came and went, with America emerging as the pioneer of space travel. The U.S. is still ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Interestingly, the rocket engine was created entirely by an advanced artificial intelligence system. LEAP 71’s “Noyron,” a ...

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A hot-fire test of Rocket Lab’s Archimedes engine, to be used on its Neutron rocket. Credit: Rocket Lab LOS ANGELES — Rocket Lab has fired its Archimedes engine for the first time, a key step in its ...

There never was a better time to do business in space exploration. One needs to look no further than the many space startups presently operating in this industry to realize that's so. Another proof of ...

Welcome to Edition 8.10 of the Rocket Report! Dear readers, if everything goes according to plan, four astronauts are less than six months away from traveling around the far side of the Moon and ...