DARPA’s DRACO nuclear propulsion project ROARs no more
DRACO began life in 2020 with the moniker "Reactor on a Rocket," or ROAR — a name agency scientists later decided might garner negative attention.
DARPA, NASA tap Lockheed Martin to design, build DRACO nuclear rocket for deep space missions
The Space Force is interested in DRACO primarily as an option for allowing it to undertake rapid on-orbit maneuvers, but also for potential future missions out to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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NASA funding DRACO nuclear thermal rocket engine under deal with DARPA
"When people like to question the validity or usefulness of this engine, I point them to Wernher von Braun," said Tabitha Dodson, DRACO program manager at DARPA, "because this was more or less his idea."
SPACECOM deputy says ‘maneuver and logistics’ key to future operations
"We're kind of restricted right now, by the tyranny of the rocket equation. I've got to have mass to eject in order to move myself around within the Earth-Moon gravity well and beyond. How do we get past that?" asked SPACECOM deputy commander Lt. Gen. John Shaw.
UK startup to test tiny engine for (relatively) high-speed space maneuvers
"Magdrive's future is American, 100%," said Mark Stokes, CEO of the Oxford, England-based startup.
DARPA Nuke Sat To Target Cislunar Monitoring Mission
AFRL last Thursday held a classified stakeholder meeting to discuss R&D to underpin future military operations beyond the traditional near-Earth orbits used today.
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DARPA Doubles Dough For Nuclear-Powered Cislunar Rocket
DARPA's budget documents say cislunar orbit is the "new high ground" at risk of being taken over by US adversaries.