Dark Fission Space Plans Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine Demonstrator

DARPA’s DRACO program aims to demonstrate a nuclear thermal propulsion system on orbit.
Credit: DARPA
Startup Dark Fission Space Systems announced plans on March 22 to build and demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in orbit within five years. The company is developing a nuclear thermal rocket engine as a more efficient, faster means of moving spacecraft through cislunar space, says Fred...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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