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http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/enginelist.php#id--Gaseous_Core_Nuclear_Thermal_Rocket
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_core_reactor_rocket
How practical would this be? How much of a technological leap would be needed to achieve this?
Would it make outer solar system missions possible?
Could the technology be used for non space applications?
I bring this up because Discovery One from 2001: A Space Odyssey apparently uses something like this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_core_reactor_rocket
How practical would this be? How much of a technological leap would be needed to achieve this?
Would it make outer solar system missions possible?
Could the technology be used for non space applications?
I bring this up because Discovery One from 2001: A Space Odyssey apparently uses something like this.