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Pentagon Awards Lockheed Martin $US33.7 Million for Nuclear Spacecraft Project
Lockheed Martin is at the early stages of developing a nuclear propulsion system to power a spacecraft through the depths of the cosmos. Under a $US33.7 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Lockheed Martin announced that it was in the “preliminary design review stage” of the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear…
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NASA and DARPA Tap Lockheed Martin for a Nuclear Propulsion Demonstration
As NASA shifts its gaze back to the Moon and sets its sights on Mars and beyond in the coming decades, the agency is rethinking the means by which we’ll get there. After previously announcing a collaboration between NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for a nuclear-powered rocket intended for long-distance space…
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A DARPA Sarcasm Detector Is Good
Members of the media are sarcastically complaining about a sarcasm detector developed by researchers partnering with the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Using sarcastic language, they indicate that it is a stupid killjoy only useful to GOP politicians. Before eye-rolling on Twitter, hear me out. An optional sarcasm detection tool could do a profound…