Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has achieved “first plasma” in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, designed to propel rockets faster than any object has ever traveled.

The company's novel rocket engine could be a game changer for the U.S. military.

NASA engineers manage propulsion systems and space communications to maintain Artemis II’s schedule, ensuring the Orion spacecraft and crew remain connected from launch to splashdown.

UK rocket startup demonstrates world first plasma in nuclear fusion breakthrough - Nuclear fusion rockets could cut journey times to Mars from months to weeks ...

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Pulsar Fusion, a UK-based rocket startup, says it fired plasma inside its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket engine during a live demonstration on March 25, 2026, at a conference in California. The company ...

UK-based Pulsar Fusion announced it has successfully achieved first plasma in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket exhaust system. The demonstration, a world’s ...

UK space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has conducted the first test of a prototype exhaust system for a nuclear fusion rocket engine that could dramatically cut transit times for missions to Mars ...

A UK startup successfully ignited plasma inside a nuclear fusion rocket prototype, marking progress toward advanced propulsion for future deep-space missions.

RESTON, Va., March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) released “AIAA Collection: A Century of Rocketry”, a special compilation of 100 technical ...

Isro is changing the launch vehicle for Chandrayaan-4. The engine it now depends on has never flown.

A century after Robert Goddard’s first-ever launch of a liquid-fueled rocket, two NASA experts weigh in on what his legacy still holds for spaceflight’s future Before that moment among the cabbages, ...