Somewhere inside NASA’s sprawling nuclear propulsion pipeline, a spacecraft called SR-1 Freedom is being designed to do something no machine has done before: ride a nuclear reactor’s power all the way ...

Space rockets may soon use nuclear-powered engines based on nuclear thermal propulsion, or NTP technology. While no nuclear engine will fly this year, the field is approaching a major milestone, with ...

We don’t need any advanced propulsion to get to Mars,” says Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society and the astronautical engineering company Pioneer Astronautics. “We can do it with chemical ...

A render of Iridium’s 66-satellite low Earth orbit constellation, which provides positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) coverage in addition to global connectivity. Credit: Iridium WASHINGTON — ...

Rocket Lab said on Monday it would acquire satellite communications provider Iridium Communications in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8 billion, marking one of the biggest consolidation moves ...

City Labs has launched the world's first commercial satellite carrying a nuclear-powered payload into orbit. Lofted atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability (BOHR) ...

Rocket Lab announced on Monday that it is acquiring the satellite communications company Iridium. The deal, made for cash and shares of Rocket Lab stock, values Iridium at about $8 billion. The deal ...

The Houston Rockets are doing everything they can to create a championship team with Kevin Durant and their current cast of players. Instead of making a big swing like some of Houston's peers, the ...

On Tuesday night, NBA free agency opened up around the league. One of the most notable free agents was Bogdan Bogdanovic. He is coming off a year where he averaged 7.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers. Energy ...

Rocket Lab RKLB0.40%increase; up pointing triangle agreed to buy Iridium Communications IRDM 0.15%increase; up pointing triangle, a deal that would give it control over a satellite fleet and access to ...

Deutsche Bank and Wells Fargo have committed a $3.6 billion bridge loan for the cash part Deal gives Rocket Lab Iridium's licensed spectrum and 2.5 million subscribers CEO Peter Beck said buying ...