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artist's concept shows a fairly simple rocket carrying logos from NASA and DARPA, flying away from a planet.
An artist's illustration of the Demonstration for Rocket to Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) spacecraft, which will be used to test a nuclear thermal rocket engine.

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  • NASA aims to test a nuclear-powered rocket within five years, the agency said Tuesday. 
  • An early concept suggests the rockets could get there within 45 days. 
  • The space agency aims to put humans on Mars for the first time by the late 2030s.

NASA is investing in plans to test a nuclear-propelled rocket by 2027 that could reach Mars within weeks, the agency's chief Bill Nelson said in a statement this week. 

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