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If I posted this in the space or science forums they would not like me pointing out the acronym for this spaceship which DARPA will be developing...
A little about the DRACO:
Many people believe this:
DRACO = Reptilian Aliens from the Draco Constellation
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Reptilian Aliens from the Draco Constellation ingest their nutrients through energy, but their needed food source is "bad" or "evil" energy. This inherent fact makes self preservation and evil agenda for the Reptilian Aliens from the Draco Constellation
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Now the article:
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The Pentagon wants a way to move cargo around the expansive space between the Earth and the Moon, and it’s directed DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) to develop a nuclear-powered rocket for that precise purpose.
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The program, called the “Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations” (DRACO), would be powered by low-enriched uranium.
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Make no mistake: This is a low-thrust system that could never get a space vehicle off the Earth and into orbit.
Instead, the idea is that the new type of thruster could be used to effectively tow cargo around once it’s already in space, a cool concept that could help spark an orbital economy — or be used to fill up outer Earth orbit with space weapons and spy satellites.
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