kinther@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 6 months agoNuclear weapons in space are bad news for the entire planetwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down13
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkNuclear weapons in space are bad news for the entire planetwww.theverge.comkinther@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareSkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agoNuclear pulse propulsion has no real benefit over continuous thrust designs like NERVA once you get outside of atmosphere. And having a reactor makes it really easy to use it for electrical power too
Nuclear pulse propulsion has no real benefit over continuous thrust designs like NERVA once you get outside of atmosphere. And having a reactor makes it really easy to use it for electrical power too