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What was the DARPA DRACO Program?
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What was the DARPA DRACO Program?
The Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations, better known as DRACO, was a U.S. government program intended to flight-demonstrate nuclear thermal propulsion in space. It began as a DARPA-led effort, later became a DARPA-NASA partnership, and was positioned as a pathfinder for faster, more capable spacecraft operations in cislunar space and, potentially, later deep-space missions. As of March 15, 2026 DRACO is no longer moving toward fl…
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