according to reportsThe US space agency has partnered with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program. It will be tested in the year 2027. it is said that NASA The nuclear-powered rocket it is working on offers a 10,000 times higher thrust-to-weight ratio than electric propulsion.
To design DRACO, its team plans to use the NTR (Nuclear Thermal Rocket) model, as well as give a modern touch to the model. The NTR model is said to be around 50 years old. It is said that NASA has studied nuclear thermal propulsion for several decades.
It is said that this technology will be very useful for astronauts, because they will not have to travel for a long time. This will also reduce the cost of supply of food and cargo. NASA plans to send humans to Earth by 2030 Mars planet Have to send on.
