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Fusion-Enabled Pluto Orbiter and Lander - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/general/fusion-enabled-pluto-orbiter-and-lander

Direct Fusion Drive is a unique fusion engine concept with a physically feasible approach that would dramatically increase the capability of outer planet ...

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Fusion-Enabled Pluto Orbiter and Lander - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/general/fusion-enabled-pluto-orbiter-and-lander-2

The Direct Fusion Drive (DFD) concept provides game-changing propulsion and ... Direct Fusion Drive is a unique fusion engine concept with a physically ...

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The Fusion Driven Rocket: Nuclear Propulsion through Direct Conversion of Fusion Energy - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/general/the-fusion-driven-rocket-nuclear-propulsion-through-direct-conversion-of-fusion-energy

The Fusion Driven Rocket: Nuclear Propulsion through Direct Conversion of Fusion Energy. The headshot image of Loura Hall. Loura Hall. Mar 25, 2019. Article.

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Nuclear Propulsion Through Direct Conversion of Fusion Energy - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/general/nuclear-propulsion-through-direct-conversion-of-fusion-energy

Nuclear Propulsion Through Direct Conversion of Fusion Energy. The headshot image of Loura Hall. Loura Hall. Feb 16, 2014. Article. John Slough MSNW LLC. NIAC ...

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Fusion-Enabled Comprehensive Exploration of the Heliosphere

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/fusion-enabled-comprehensive-exploration-of-the-heliosphere

This proposal aims to revolutionize space exploration by developing a constellation of spacecraft powered by the Helicity Drive, a compact and scalable fusion ...

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Advanced Fusion Power and Thrust Generation with Centrifugally Confined Plasmas - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/advanced-fusion-power-and-thrust-generation-with-centrifugally-confined-plasmas

This effort will support the ongoing development of multiple E-DEC and T-DEC technologies with direct application to centrifugally confined fusion plasmas.

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Gradient Field Imploding Liner Fusion Propulsion System - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/general/gradient-field-imploding-liner-fusion-propulsion-system

An innovative modification to magneto-inertial fusion is proposed in which the pulsed, high current magnetic field coil and stationary central fuel target are ...

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Pulsed Fission-Fusion (PuFF) Propulsion System - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/general/pulsed-fission-fusion-puff-propulsion-system

Fission-ignited fusion systems have been operational – in weapon form – since the 1950's. Leveraging insights gained from the weapons physics program, a Z ...

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Direct-To Advisory System - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/direct-advisory-system

Commercial flights are shorter and burn less fuel thanks to an innovation pioneered by NASA and Boeing. The Direct-To advisory system alerts pilots ...

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NASA Dryden Awards Support Contract to Media Fusion

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-dryden-awards-support-contract-to-media-fusion

EDWARDS, Calif. – NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a firm fixed-price contract to Media Fusion, Inc., of Huntsville, Ala., ...

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Space Technologies Receiving Test Drive with Oct. 6 Sounding Rocket Launch - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/sounding-rockets/space-technologies-receiving-test-drive-with-oct-6-sounding-rocket-launch

NASA will flight test a modified Black Brant sounding rocket motor, launch vehicle and spacecraft systems and sub-payload ejection technologies during a ...

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NASA Publishes New Heliophysics DRIVE Science Center Webpages

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/helio-research-centers/2025/07/11/nasa-publishes-new-heliophysics-drive-science-center-webpages

Lines tracing out the magnetic field are purple in regions of weaker magnetism and orange-yellow where the magnetic field is strongest. Blue lines represent ...

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DEEP IN Directed Energy Propulsion for Interstellar Exploration - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/general/deep-in-directed-energy-propulsion-for-interstellar-exploration

The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program focuses research on futuristic but technically credible concepts that could one day “change the possible” ...

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Directed Energy Interstellar Study - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/general/directed-energy-interstellar-study

We propose to expand our investigations started in our NIAC Phase I of using directed energy to allow the achievement of relativistic flight to pave the ...

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Amendment 38: B.13 DRIVE Science Centers Final Text Release

https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/for-researchers/roses/amendment-38-b13-drive-science-centers-final-text-release

DRIVE Science Centers (DSCs), implemented as a NASA-NSF partnership, are part of an integrated multi-agency initiative, DRIVE (Diversity, Realize, Integrate ...

Dynamic Thermal Energy Conversion - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/glenn/research/dynamic-thermal-energy-conversion

NASA advances Stirling power systems to deliver efficient, long-life energy for deep space and planetary missions, expanding science and exploration impact.

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Amendment 24: DRAFT B.13 DRIVE Science Center Call Released for Community Comment

https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/for-researchers/roses/amendment-24-draft-b13-drive-science-center-call-released-community-comment

The Heliophysics division has released a DRAFT version of a ROSES-18 program element for community review and comment: The draft call for Heliophysics Phase ...

Image Article Archive - Page 1633 of 3078 - NASA Science

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The powerful fan and motor at the heart of the Icing Research Tunnel is capable of producing continuous airspeeds up… PFM powered force model rotor. PFM ...

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Amendment 46: B.13 DRIVE Science Centers Due Dates Delayed

https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/for-researchers/roses/amendment-46-b13-drive-science-centers-due-dates-delayed

DRIVE Science Centers (DSCs), implemented as a NASA-NSF partnership, are part of an integrated multi-agency initiative, DRIVE (Diversity, Realize, Integrate ...

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Fusion-Enabled Pluto Orbiter and Lander - NASA

Fusion-Enabled Pluto Orbiter and Lander - NASA

The Fusion Driven Rocket: Nuclear Propulsion through Direct Conversion of Fusion Energy - NASA

Nuclear Propulsion Through Direct Conversion of Fusion Energy - NASA

Fusion-Enabled Comprehensive Exploration of the Heliosphere

Advanced Fusion Power and Thrust Generation with Centrifugally Confined Plasmas - NASA

Gradient Field Imploding Liner Fusion Propulsion System - NASA

Pulsed Fission-Fusion (PuFF) Propulsion System - NASA

Direct-To Advisory System - NASA

NASA Dryden Awards Support Contract to Media Fusion

Space Technologies Receiving Test Drive with Oct. 6 Sounding Rocket Launch - NASA

NASA Publishes New Heliophysics DRIVE Science Center Webpages

DEEP IN Directed Energy Propulsion for Interstellar Exploration - NASA

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Directed Energy Interstellar Study - NASA