Dark Fission aims to launch a prototype nuclear-powered spacecraft by 2029 using public and private funds.
Credit: Dark Fission
After a bruising 2025, nuclear propulsion for space may be back in favor as the U.S. seeks technology to power vehicles going to Mars and beyond. The nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) and nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) community was rattled last year when NASA canceled a critical demonstration...
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