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NASA’s new nuclear engine could transform space travel forever

NASA’s push for a new nuclear rocket engine is not just another upgrade to the hardware we strap to the bottom of spacecraft.

Rocketdyne name to be revived after Melbourne’s L3Harris unloads part of rocket engine business

Melbourne-based L3Harris acquired the vast rocket engine company Aerojet Rocketdyne in 2023, but on Monday announced it was ...
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Blue Origin supersizes New Glenn rocket to send heavier payloads to Earth orbit and beyond

An artist’s conception shows Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket with nine BE-4 engines on its first stage. (Blue Origin Illustration) Just a week after a successful launch of its heavy-lift New Glenn ...
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NASA’s new nuclear engine could transform deep space

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency is ...