NASA and Defense Department partner to launch first nuclear-powered rocket

By Rachel Schilke

Published July 27, 2023 6:15pm ET

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NASA and Defense Department partner to launch first nuclear-powered rocket — The United States is looking to make history and launch the first nuclear-powered rocket engine into space in as soon as four years. NASA announced on Wednesday that the agency and the Department of Defense are partnering on a $499 million project called the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, or DRACO, to develop and […]

The United States is looking to make history and launch the first nuclear-powered rocket engine into space in as soon as four years.

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