A New Fuel is Capable of Enduring the Extreme Conditions Within a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested nuclear fuel designed for future spacecraft propulsion and power. The tests confirm the fuel’s ability to endure the extreme conditions of a nuclear rocket reactor. Until now, spacecraft have primarily relied on chemical rockets for propulsion—a technology that deserves respect. Chemical engines launched the first satellite, landed […]