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NASA Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operation (DRACO)

Sector: Geothermal • Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Source: AOL

Project
Under Construction

NASA's Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operation (DRACO) is a nuclear thermal propulsion engine project aimed at enabling faster and more robust transportation for crew and cargo missions to Mars and science missions to the outer solar system.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Geothermal, Solar, Nuclear
Location
Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
AOL

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The project “NASA Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operation (DRACO)” is an infrastructure initiative in the Geothermal sector, located in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from AOL.

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2026-07-22

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NASA's Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operation (DRACO) is a nuclear thermal propulsion engine project aimed at enabling faster and more robust transportation for crew and cargo missions to Mars and science missions to the outer solar system.

Original sector

Space Technology

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Alabama

City

Huntsville

Source

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AOL

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Sector

Geothermal, Solar, Nuclear

Article published date

2026-05-27

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