NASA is developing a nuclear rocket for Mars and beyond. The nuclear-powered rocket will be tested in space by 2027. This will be in collaboration with DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Lockheed Martin will be the commercial partner. The programe is called DRACO, the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations

Nasa is 'going nuclear' with its new rocket to Mars and beyond

NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a research arm of the US Department of Defense, have unveiled plans to test nuclear-powered rockets that would one day fly humans to Mars.

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