NASA Is FINALLY Building A Nuclear Engine

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Chemical rockets have made it possible for us to launch satellites into orbit and land humans on the moon, but if we want to go further, into the solar system and beyond, we'll need a different kind of engine, and NASA has recently partnered with DARPA to build a new nuclear thermal propulsion engine named DRACO. If successful, it could change the trajectory of our future in space.

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LINKS LINKS LINKS:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-darpa-will-test-nuclear-engine-for-future-mars-missions
https://www.centrusenergy.com/what-we-do/nuclear-fuel/high-assay-low-enriched-uranium/
https://history.nasa.gov/conghand/propelnt.htm
https://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/projects/vss/docs/propulsion/2-what-is-an-oxidizer.html
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/walking-on-rocket-propellant/
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/nasa-and-darpa-are-cautioned-against-overselling-the-performance-of-their-nuclear-rocket-tech/
https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/6-things-you-should-know-about-nuclear-thermal-propulsion
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/cruise/
https://www.sciencealert.com/new-nasa-nuclear-rocket-plan-aims-to-get-to-mars-in-just-45-days
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2023/New_Class_of_Bimodal/
https://www.worldatlas.com/space/what-s-the-longest-time-someone-has-been-in-space.html
https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/historic-facilities/rockets-systems-area/7911-2/
http://www.astronautix.com/r/russianmarsuclearthermal.html
https://www.wired.com/2012/06/the-last-manned-mars-plan-1971/
http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2011/ph240/nguyen1/docs/19910017902_1991017902.pdf
http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/aerospace-engineering/nuclear-propulsion/energy-resources-space-missions/
https://mynasastore.com/products/artemis-program-to-the-moon-and-beyond-nasa-logo-artemis-logo-typeface-inter-ladies-irt
https://beyondnerva.com/nuclear-pulse-propulsion/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Daedalus
https://www.engineering.com/story/nuclear-propulsion-how-we-could-reach-the-stars-with-current-technology

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
2:10 - The DRACO Announcement
4:07 - Nuclear vs Chemical Fuel
5:24 - The Nuclear Advantage
7:40 - Nuclear Rocket History
9:27 - Environmental Concerns
11:14 - Beyond DRACO to Nuclear Pulse
13:50 - Sketch Madness!

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