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Lockheed gets US defense contract to develop nuclear-powered spacecraft
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoThis comes at a time when U.S.-based space companies, along with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon...
New lunar rover in the works as NASA moon mission advances
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new lunar rover is under development by Lockheed Martin and Goodyear as NASA gears up for a return...
Nuclear-powered spacecraft contract goes to Mars-minded Lockheed Martin
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoLockheed Martin was awarded a contract by federal agency DARPA in partnership with NASA to build out an experimental nuclear-powered spacecraft that aims to make trips to the moon and Mars more ...
NASA's 1st nuclear-powered rocket could launch as soon as 2025
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAn illustration of a rocket with a blue flame blasting out of Earth's atmosphere The U.S. plans to...
The New Lunar Rover Might Have the Same Battery Technology as Your EV
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGeneral Motors’s battery packs may be headed to the moon. NASA awarded Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV)...
Goodyear developing new lunar vehicle tire for NASA's Artemis program
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt's been nearly 40 years since the last Lunar Rover took Apollo 17 astronauts more than 17 miles...
The Nuclear Thermal Rocket That Could Get Us to Mars in Just 45 Days
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 10 months agoNASA will test a nuclear-powered rocket for space travel. The technology could speed up a manned...
The World’s First Nuclear-Powered Spaceship Will Take Off by 2027
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMore efficient than conventional rocket engines, the Draco project is designed for travel to Mars as...
NASA, DARPA to launch nuclear rocket to orbit by early 2026
Space via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNASA and DARPA plan to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Earth orbit in the next few years, to...
Manned mission to Mars? Experts say nuclear-powered spacecraft is the only way it's feasible
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 20—Harnessing the power of the atom for space-based power sources is nothing new but radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) are so last century, micro-reactors are the next big ( ...