{"id":242239,"date":"2023-07-31T05:20:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T09:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=300354"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:34:37","slug":"earth-mars-in-half-the-time-nasa-prepares-a-nuclear-spacecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/earth-mars-in-half-the-time-nasa-prepares-a-nuclear-spacecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Half the Journey, Twice the Speed: NASA’s Nuclear Spacecraft Project Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NASA and the U.S. military are planning to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft into Earth’s orbit by late 2025<\/strong> or early 2026. Yes, it sounds brutal, and it truly is.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The project, known as DRACO<\/a> (Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations), aims to test nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) in space, a potentially revolutionary technology that could aid humanity in establishing settlements on Mars<\/a> and other distant worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DRACO spacecraft will be developed and built by Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest military contractor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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