MOSCOW, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Russia will continue to advance research on nuclear rocket engines to support deep space exploration, the head of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos said Wednesday.

A team of Russian specialists is developing the NK-3 engine with a thrust of 4.5 tonnes for use in ultra-light launch vehicles.

Space rockets may soon use nuclear-powered engines based on nuclear thermal propulsion, or NTP technology. While no nuclear engine will fly this year, the field is approaching a major milestone, with ...

NASA’s push for a new nuclear rocket engine is not just another upgrade to the hardware we strap to the bottom of spacecraft. It is an attempt to rewrite the basic rules of how far, how fast, and how ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While chemical rockets penned the opening pages of the story of human spaceflight, countries around the world are eager to start a new chapter: ...

In the field of space exploration, Russia relies on nuclear technologies, automated missions, and robotics — these areas are ...

MOSCOW, April 13 (Xinhua) -- "Instead of simply flying, we are here working, helping advance science and gain new knowledge about human life in space, so that we can go even further in exploring the ...

A prototype of the device was created at the Kurchatov Institute, after which its development continued at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences ...

India's space program is at a critical juncture as ISRO plans to acquire advanced semi-cryogenic rocket engines from Russia to enhance its launch capabilities ...

UK space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has conducted the first test of a prototype exhaust system for a nuclear fusion rocket engine that could dramatically cut transit times for missions to Mars ...