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DARPA moving forward with nuclear thermal engine design

Posted by sqew
Tags: rocketry, spacecraft, darpa, energy, nuclear power, engines, nuclear thermal rocket, propulsion, technology, author.andrew cantino, author.ben lachman, source.orbitalindex
https://orbitalindex.com/archive/2022-05-25-Issue-170/#darpa-moving-forward-with-draco-nuclear-thermal-engine

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Title
Issue No. 170
Authors
The Orbital Index
Published
May 25 2022

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  1. sqew
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    Really excited to see an NTR moving towards maybe getting to fly sometime soonish! Hopefully we can see some awesome cislunar space tugs and people movers in all of our lifetimes, along with all...

    Really excited to see an NTR moving towards maybe getting to fly sometime soonish! Hopefully we can see some awesome cislunar space tugs and people movers in all of our lifetimes, along with all of the other awesome missions a working design might enable.

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