NASA’s communications experts have begun flight testing a prototype radio as part of the agency’s contributions toward fully integrating civil and commercial Unmanned Aircraft Sy... Read more
The seven-kilowatt thruster is intended to propel future NASA deep space probes on missions where chemical rockets aren’t a practical option. NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (... Read more
The research team recently demonstrated the first use of a heat pipe to cool a small nuclear reactor and power a Stirling engine Joint DOE and NASA team demonstrates simple, robust fission r... Read more
New flexible aerogels are 500 times stronger than earlier versions and will be used in everything from clothing insulation to building insulation. A major improvement in the world’s lightest... Read more