Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space—and that number is set to grow dramatically with ambitious missions to the moon, Mars and beyond. But these dreams hinge ...

The Sunbird Migratory Transfer Vehicle, a nuclear fusion rocket concept by Pulsar Fusion, is designed to revolutionize the way humans travel to space, cutting in half the time it takes to get from ...

Dinan, now 40, is a one-time contestant on a reality show about rich young Londoners, but has lately gained attention 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 ...

Pulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based firm attempting to unlock nuclear fusion to power space travel, is opening its first U.S. location in the Austin area. The company announced Monday that it's searching for ...

Scientists and engineers are diligently working on innovative concepts to make the next era of human spaceflight more powerful and more efficient using nuclear propulsion. One of these designs, known ...

Plasma flashed inside the exhaust system, held in place by electric and magnetic fields. This scene marked a small but closely watched step in Pulsar Fusion's bid to build a fusion-powered space tug.

Over the past decade, a U.K.-based nuclear propulsion startup has been working behind the scenes to develop a fusion rocket that could cut flight time to Mars in half. This week, it unveiled the ...

“Game-changing” technology for future space exploration should include nuclear-fusion propulsion that could enable trips to Mars in the two weeks NASA’s space shuttles normally spend in space, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new space company is coming to Central Texas. United Kingdom-based Pulsar Fusion announced plans last month to open its U.S. headquarters in Austin. The company develops propulsion ...

Pulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based firm attempting to unlock nuclear fusion to power space travel, has picked Austin for its U.S. location. The company said Monday it’s searching for roughly 50,000 square ...