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A nuclear-powered rocket would use a nuclear reactor to heat propellant to extreme temperatures before shooting the fuel through a nozzle to produce thrust.
"When people like to question the validity or usefulness of this engine, I point them to Wernher von Braun," said Tabitha Dodson, DRACO program manager at DARPA, "because this was more or less his idea."
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Nuclear rocket propulsion experts say the technology will advance space travel the way a steam locomotive revolutionized the horse-and-buggy days of transportation.
Using a nuclear thermal rocket allows for faster transit time.