2027 DARPA NASA DRACO Nuclear Thermal Rocket That is Up To Three Times Better Than Chemical Rockets
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6DADK)
DARPA and NASA are advancing toward the goal of the world's first in-orbit demonstration of a nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) engine via DRACO, the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations. DARPA has finalized an agreement with Lockheed Martin for the company to begin work on the fabrication and design of the experimental NTR vehicle (X-NTRV) ...