Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Lockheed Martin & NASA collaborate on nuclear-powered spaceship

Lockheed Martin NASA

The US Department of Defense agency and NASA have selected Lockheed Martin, a prominent weapons manufacturer, to lead the groundbreaking Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) project, with a contract valued at approximately $500 million. The ambitious endeavor aims to revolutionize space exploration by developing a nuclear-powered spacecraft with nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engines. … Read more