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>>15418858
the concept art for DRACO are more like a modified Centaur

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>>15410721
>It also has little military use

The military is extremely interested in nuclear propulsion for Cislunar space.

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>>15180891
Yes the sales pitch of "Mars in 45 days" is a meme and not how transits work, that doesn't change the fact that doubling your ISP means you can either double your burn time or halve your fuel mass.

And this is simply with a straight up NTP engine and not a bimodal NTP/NEP.

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>>15150848
I keep telling anons that NTP is the future but they just have to be luddites.

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