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Usa: arriva "Draco", razzo nucleare per inviare satelliti in orbita

Avrà un motore a propulsione termica atomica

Il governo degli Stati Uniti sta sviluppando un razzo nucleare per inviare satelliti nel vasto spazio "cislunar" tra la Terra e la Luna in una nuova corsa competitiva con la Cina. Il razzo nucleare, che prende il nome di "Draco" (Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations), è stato sviluppato per il governo dalla Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) ed avrà un motore a propulsione te...

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Washington, Usa, 02/26/2020 17:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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