Nasa's nuclear-powered rocket will cut journey time to Mars in half
Nasa craft uses reactor so powerful it will not be turned on inside Earth's atmosphere
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Nasa craft uses reactor so powerful it will not be turned on inside Earth's atmosphere
The United States is looking to make history and launch the first nuclear-powered rocket engine into space in as soon as four years.
Called DRACO, the in-space propulsion system could revolutionize the way we travel to distant locations.
As NASA shifts its gaze back to the Moon and sets its sights on Mars and beyond in the coming decades, the agency is rethinking the means by which we’ll get there. After previously announcing a collaboration between NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a nuclear-powered rocket intended for long-distance space travel, the two agencies have now selected Lockheed Martin to develop a demonstration.
The in-space flight demonstration of a nuclear thermal rocket engine vehicle will take place no later than 2027.