NASA Artemis Program Taking the Next Step to Make Moon Nuclear Reactor a Reality in the Next 10 Years

Medicine & Technology Nov 22, 2021

NASA astronauts are going back to the lunar environment as early as 2024, with a vision of eventually instituting a long-term human existence on the moon, a place that's hasn't been seen in person since the early 1970s.

China Begins to Build Its Small Modular Nuclear Reactor that Will Generate a Billion kWh Every Year

Jul 28, 2021

China has started building the world's first commercial onshore small nuclear reactor project, dubbed the Linglong One or ACP100. It is estimated to take almost five years to build in Hainan.

Study on Aluminum Alloy Could Benefit Crewed Space Missions

Dec 08, 2020

The MIAMI-2 facility recently helped Dr. Matheus Tunes examine a new allow that would harden aluminum without the need to increase its weight considerably.

NASA Plans to Operate Nuclear Power Plants on Moon and Mars

Nov 18, 2020

NASA mulls building a nuclear power plant on the moon and Mars by 2026 to support its long-term exploration plans.

Seattle Company Designs Nuclear Rocket Engine That May Take Crew to Mars in 3 Months

Oct 26, 2020

Developed by USNC-Tech, the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion engine could be more efficient and reliable than chemical combustion engines and safer than previous nuclear rocket designs.

Japan's Volcanos Threaten Nuclear Reactors, Expert Warns

Oct 17, 2014

One volcano expert is warning that Japan's massive 2011 earthquake--which damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant and caused a nuclear crisis--could cause large volcanic eruptions in the coming years, yet he could not say when people could expect the eruptions to happen.