General Atomics Nuclear Thermal Space Propulsion System For DARPA Passes Tests
November 09 2022
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems says a new nuclear propulsion system developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has passed an initial test.
The nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) reactor has been developed for Track A, Phase 1 Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program.
The system is intended to enable a nuclear thermal rocket to operate in cislunar space, or the region between the Earth and the moon.
General Atomics said it...
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