nuclear propulsion

Computer rendering of a nuclear pulse rocket approaching Jupiter.

Atomic bombs in space - article by Amy Shira Teitel

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Interstellar flight will remain science fiction

At a recent rocket propulsion conference in Connecticut, scientists announced that they had studied the issue and concluded that interstellar travel outside the solar system would never be practical.
Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Nuclear fuel for spacecraft

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Humans will fly to the stars