The trip to Mars and back is not one for the faint of ... One option NASA is exploring is nuclear electric propulsion, which employs a nuclear reactor to generate electricity that ionizes, or ...

Developed by Rosatom’s Troitsk Institute, the new technology could drastically reduce current space travel durations, which ...

Electric propulsion systems are significantly ... NEP enables human-timescale missions to Mars, Jupiter, and beyond without propellant depots, bases, or sunlight, as per the press release.

Russia introduces a plasma electric rocket engine that could revolutionize space travel, potentially reducing Mars mission duration to 30-60 days, making space exploration faster, fuel-efficient, and ...

Russia's state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, has developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could send spacecraft to Mars in just 30 to 60 days. The plasma engine works by accelerating ...

A revolutionary nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) system is being developed to cut Mars travel time, using ionized gases and a nuclear reactor to generate efficient, long-duration thrust.