NASA’s Nuclear Rocket Could Change Mars Travel

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]NASA is developing a rocket powered by nuclear energy, and it could change how humans [music] reach Mars. Right now, a trip to Mars could take around 7 months using normal chemical [music] rockets, but NASA and DARPA are developing something called a nuclear thermal rocket, a spacecraft that uses a nuclear reactor to heat [music] fuel to extreme temperatures and blast it out the back at incredible speed. The result could cut travel time to Mars significantly, reducing radiation exposure, and making [music] deep space missions more practical. The project is called DRACO, and if it works, this could become the technology that finally pushes humans [music] deeper into the solar system than ever before.