Nuclear Rocket Could Slash Mission Times to Mars

Nuclear rocket could slash mission times to Mars

Centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket can travel faster with less fuel

New Nuclear Rocket Concept Could Slash Mars Travel Time in Half

The newly developed concept uses liquid uranium to heat rocket propellant.

Six Months to Mars?: Ohio State’s nuclear rocket could make it possible

Ohio State’s liquid uranium CNTR rocket promises to cut Mars travel to six months, offering 4x efficiency, refuel-anywhere potential, and a bold new era of nuclear spaceflight.

How Liquid Uranium Could Get Us to Mars in Half the Time

Space travel has always been a long haul since chemical rockets, the space age’s workhorses, guzzle fuel and plod through the universe, making a trip to Mars a year long slog. But a team at Ohio State University is breaking the rules with a new concept: a nuclear powered rocket that could cut the travel [...]

NASA’s New Nuclear Propulsion System Could Get Us to Mars in Just 6 Months!

In a groundbreaking development, Ohio State University has unveiled a new concept for nuclear thermal propulsion that could significantly cut down travel time to Mars. Building on past space propulsion research, including early studies in nuclear propulsion published in ScienceDirect, the Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket (CNTR) could revolutionize human space exploration. With support from NASA, the CNTR offers promising advancements in both e…