Proving DRACO will deliver

(Or how to test a nuclear thermal rocket without turning it on)

May 3, 2024, 3:02PMNuclear News

Artist’s concept drawing of DRACO. (Image: DARPA)

The United States is now closer than it has been in over five decades to launching the first nuclear thermal rocket into space, thanks to DRACO—the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Orbit.

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