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That's not true. Project Orion would have been propelled by detonating small nuclear bombs, which have huge amounts of energy. It would be absurdly expensive, b
by Houshalter 13y ago
That's not true. Project Orion would have been propelled by detonating small nuclear bombs, which have huge amounts of energy. It would be absurdly expensive, but technically feasible today.
- hcarvalhoalves 13y agoI believe they never figured out the necessary shock absorbers, so manned flight wouldn't be feasible today.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 13y agoPersonally I would prefer alternatives that didn't involve "detonating a shit ton of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere" or "sending lots and lots of uranium and/or plutonium into orbit on rockets".