DARPA Wants To Assemble, Demo Nuclear Rocket in Orbit

Graham Warwick March 20, 2019
Credit: NASA
DARPA plans to demonstrate a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) system that can be assembled on orbit to expand U.S. operating presence in cislunar space, according to the Pentagon advanced research agency’s fiscal 2020 budget request. The agency is seeking $10 million in 2020 to begin a new program...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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