Hot off the heels of the DRACO announcement in July 2023, Lockheed Martin was awarded $33.7 million from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear (JETSON) High […]
Fission Reaction
DARPA + NASA collaborate on nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) engine
NTR propulsion more efficient than current methods, expands options for future deep space missions DARPA, via its Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program, is collaborating with NASA to […]