As the cloud cleared, Air Force bombers dropped in to gather air samples. Researchers hoped that the radioactive fallout would travel away from inhabited parts of Nevada. But the explosion instead ...
I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency is ...
The Space Race on MSN
This is how nuclear engines change the space race
Reaching Mars and beyond requires more than traditional rocket engines. This video explains how nuclear propulsion could ...
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