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> The basic idea is, let's attach a nuclear reactor to an ion engine. Why do you need to attach an ion thruster to a reactor, if you can turn the reactor itsel
by baybal2 6y ago
> The basic idea is, let's attach a nuclear reactor to an ion engine.
Why do you need to attach an ion thruster to a reactor, if you can turn the reactor itself into a thruster? https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/151286-rd-600-soviet-gas-core-bimodal-nuclear-thermal-rocket-now-published-on-atomic-rockets/ https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/151286...
- latigidigital 6y agoAmazing site linked a bit down in that post: http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist.php http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist.php http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist2.php http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist2.php http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist3.php http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist3.php RD-600: Soviet bimodal GCNTR on page 2 is the one from that discussion