NASA engineers have completed first cold-flow tests of a full-scale nuclear thermal propulsion reactor, validating designs for future deep-space missions.

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

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 ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced Monday that it will cut around 550 jobs — around 10% of its staff. In a statement posted online, the lab’s director, Dave Gallagher, said the layoffs are ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory braces for another round of layoffs as budget cuts loom. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The congressional budget gridlock has led NASA to lay off hundreds of workers in its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which has launched numerous missions to Mars to search for signs of life. The JPL, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Larry Leopard has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service position of deputy manager in the Engineering Directorate’s Propulsion Systems Department at NASA’s Marshall Space ...

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