space travel

U.S. demonstrates production of fuel for future space missions, while reactionless EM drive kicks conventional power to the curb

If humanity wants to further explore the solar system and beyond, a new type of jet fuel is in order. Fortunately, for the first time in 30 years, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) were able to produce 50 grams of plutonium-238, a plutonium isotope intended to power deep space missions. Radioisotope power Read More