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I can imagine the embarkation/disembarkation time for something that big :) Its a known problem for flying wing passenger aircraft. More seriously, if you wan

I can imagine the embarkation/disembarkation time for something that big :) Its a known problem for flying wing passenger aircraft. More seriously, if you want to learn more about the history of aircraft nuclear propulsion research, the HTRE reactivity excursion report contains quite a bit of design overview in it as background for the rest of the report. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4643464/ https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4643464/

LargoLasskhyfv 6y ago
Why don't you think in terms of [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off ferry? Make it more cylindrical, and have hyperloops disgorge their metro cars into them like bullets into the magazine of a revolver. Have a dozen of such magazines behind each other, or so. Lift off, travel, arrive, disgorge into local Teslatronic Transglobal Transportation Trix branch network. Next best thing to 'beaming'. Use the electric power of the [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_lightbulb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_lightbulb for propulsion like this: [2] https://www.skygauge.co/ https://www.skygauge.co/