DARPA Picks Lockheed For DRACO Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft Project

Guy Norris July 26, 2023

DRACO

Credit: DARPA
COLORADO SPRINGS–DARPA has selected Lockheed Martin to develop a nuclear-powered spacecraft under the agency’s Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program in collaboration with NASA. The contract award is targeted at tests of a nuclear thermal rocket engine vehicle in space by...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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