NASA to test nuclear rocket engine for possible Mars missions
A nuclear thermal rocket engine in development could one day transport humans to Mars.
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A nuclear thermal rocket engine in development could one day transport humans to Mars.
NASA has signed an interagency agreement with DARPA to build a nuclear thermal rocket by 2027. What happens when you combine NASA's space expertise and Pentagon's military prowess? It is likely that you would get a technological advancement in epic proportions! The US space agency has laid out its vision to build and demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket to expand the horizons for future space flight missions.
A nuclear thermal engine for a space rocket could be three or more times as efficient as conventional chemical rockets.
NASA says they are testing the rocket engine with a plan to have an in-space demonstration by 2027. This technology could help astronauts travel to and from planets faster.
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency are partnering to develop nuclear thermal propulsion rockets, with hopes of using the engines to send human crews to Mars, the space agency announced Tuesday.