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A rocket launches at night, rising vertically through clouds with bright light and smoke trailing behind, silhouetting buildings and structures on the ground.

How a small radioactive battery paves the way for transparent nuclear use in space

By Isobel Porteous, Mallory Stewart | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk

The Silicon Valley Way: Move fast and break…aviation safety?

By David Woods, Mike Rayo, Shawn Pruchnicki | Disruptive Technologies

color-enhance image from space

The complicating role of the private sector in space

By Victoria Samson | Disruptive Technologies

view of Earth from space on shortest day of year

Why the final frontier should not become the final battleground

By John Mecklin | Disruptive Technologies

Illustration of a conceptual spacecraft enabled by nuclear thermal propulsion. Credit: NASA

Is using nuclear materials for space travel dangerous, genius, or a little of both?

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Opinion

One conception of using lasers to power a spacecraft. (Image courtesy Breakthrough Initiatives at: https://breakthroughinitiatives.org/initiative/3)

Reaching for the stars: The case for cooperative governance of directed energy technologies

By Joan Johnson-Freese, Nikola Schmidt | Disruptive Technologies

One conception of using lasers to power a spacecraft. (Image courtesy Breakthrough Initiatives at: https://breakthroughinitiatives.org/initiative/3)

Reaching for the stars: The case for cooperative governance of directed energy technologies

By Joan Johnson-Freese, Nikola Schmidt