Pulsar Fusion achieved what it calls a world’s first on March 25, 2026, firing up plasma inside its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket prototype during a live demonstration at the MARS Conference hosted by ...

LONDON and AUSTIN, Texas, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pulsar Fusion, the UK-based fusion propulsion company behind the breakthrough Sunbird platform, today announced a series of major ...

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 ...

Pulsar Fusion's Sunbird aims to develop a compact fusion engine for deep-space missions. UKAEA provides specialized neutron shielding and activation modeling to optimize materials for sustained fusion ...

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

Pulsar Fusion, the UK-based fusion propulsion company behind the breakthrough Sunbird platform, is opening a new U.S. office in Austin, Texas. This strategic move supports Pulsar’s increasing ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. company offering satellites, satellite components, and transportation and on-orbit services, announced today that it has signed ...

Have you ever heard of Pulsar Fusion? Probably not. But if its founder, Richard Dinan, has his way, you will. His goal is no less audacious than this: To be the first company in the world to achieve ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Sunbird Migratory Transfer Vehicle, a nuclear fusion rocket concept ...

Get ready because the future of traveling to other planets just got a massive upgrade. Pulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based aerospace company, is developing a compact fusion engine called the Dual Direct ...