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I never quite got the Orion(nuclear?) engine design eg. is it literal "nuclear explosions" or just using nuclear as a heat source. I think they push fluid thro
by jcun4128 6y ago
I never quite got the Orion(nuclear?) engine design eg. is it literal "nuclear explosions" or just using nuclear as a heat source.
I think they push fluid through the bells, maybe other materials(like ceramic) for the larger nozzles... can they use magnetic field to contain heat... probably not assumes it's ionized or something ha... heat still goes through magnetism. I got it, active heat destructive interface ha.
- garmaine 6y agoLiteral nuclear explosions, Every few seconds, with a giant spring to even out the force.
- maccam94 6y agoNuclear thermal rockets are much more interesting IMO because they were actually viable and in development until Nixon killed them for no good reason. They're coming back now though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NERVA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NERVA https://spacenews.com/momentum-grows-for-nuclear-thermal-propulsion/ https://spacenews.com/momentum-grows-for-nuclear-thermal-pro... (2019)