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You’re proposing that we should be using nuclear propulsion to get mass from earth’s surface to earth orbit? The only proposed method of doing this that I’m aw
by dgoodell 4y ago
You’re proposing that we should be using nuclear propulsion to get mass from earth’s surface to earth orbit?
The only proposed method of doing this that I’m aware of is nuclear pulse propulsion like project Orion. I think there are a few pretty legitimate reasons that we’re not doing that.
- science4sail 4y agoA nuclear salt water rocket has a thrust-to-weight ratio of 40, so you could presumably use a NSWR to launch payloads to orbit. If you're going to turn the launch pad into a radioactive wasteland, might as well go all the way :). http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist2.php#id--Nuclear_Thermal--Gas_Core--Open_Cycle--Nuclear_Salt_Water http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist2.php...