Many believed that perhaps the Soviet Union would ultimately triumph in the Space Race to the Moon. But while NASA’s Apollo ...
In 1957, scientists detonated a nuclear bomb under the Nevada desert — and launched a steel manhole cover at unimaginable speed. Some say it reached space, beating Sputnik by months. This video ...
Space missions in the future could travel to Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system by riding on nuclear-powered rockets, ...
"If you are interested in long-term space colonization or lunar bases or Mars bases, nuclear becomes quite quickly your only option," said James Walker.