NASA and DARPA will Demo a Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine in Space by 2027
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#689C0)
NASA and DARPA will work together to develop and demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space by 2027. The Demonstration Rocket is part of the Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) programme. DRACO's proposed solid core nuclear thermal rocket temperatures could reach almost 5000 degrees fahrenheit, which will need new advanced materials. It will use high-assay ...