Nuclear propulsion efforts like the DARPA-funded DRACO program enjoy rare bipartisan support in Washington.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
Over the past half-century, the U.S. government has introduced more than 20 efforts to harness nuclear power and propulsion for space operations—only to cancel all of them. Eric Brown, vice president of mission strategy and advanced capabilities at Lockheed Martin Space, hopes to break that streak...
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