A consortium led by Belgium-based Tractebel (part of France’s Engie) has defined a comprehensive technology roadmap to ...

A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, like American carriers, would be a major jump for China, giving its navy a global reach.

The idea behind the new project, which would create a spacecraft powered by both chemical rockets and electric propulsion, is ...

China's new nuclear-powered carrier ambitions mark a bold stride toward challenging US naval dominance and extending its ...

The RocketRoll project on nuclear electric propulsion for space exploration, for the ESA, has been completed by a consortium ...

The European Space Agency is moving one step closer to launching a nuclear-electric propulsion system for deep space missions ...

NASA aims to minimise crew travel time between Earth and Mars to around two years. Space nuclear propulsion systems could significantly shorten total mission durations and offer greater ...

They plan to deploy and demonstrate the capabilities of a prototype system in space in 2027—potentially making it one of the first of its kind to be built and operated by the US. Nuclear thermal ...

Developing nuclear propulsion technology is a complex ... Nuclear power also frees up space for weaponry and other resources by removing the need to store fuel oil, potentially increasing the ...

Why have one review when you can have three? Here, Claudia Ross wonders if military technology has influenced the foundations ...