Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., December 15, 2009 – Dynetics announced today it has purchased Orion Propulsion, Inc. (OPI), a Huntsville aerospace company that specializes in spacecraft and rocket propulsion design ...

Cold-flow tests at NASA Marshall demonstrated the stability of a nuclear propulsion design aimed at reducing travel times to the moon and Mars.

PASADENA, Calif.PASADENA, Calif. — Jakob van Zyl, an engineer who held crucial positions at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was involved in numerous space exploration missions over decades, has ...

Orbit Fab, a space company providing satellite refueling service, has appointed Kevin Smith as its new chief technology officer. “We’re fueling the future of space mobility. Congratulations to Kevin ...

So what happened when an uncrewed Russian spacecraft inadvertently fired its thrusters sending the International Space Station tumbling 1½ times about 227 miles above the Earth? One Durango business, ...