Submitted by rosTopicEchoChamber t3_zxuwtv in space
Derringer62 t1_j232ncv wrote
Reply to comment by hdufort in What if we kept pursuing nuclear spacecraft propulsion? by rosTopicEchoChamber
It's pretty much the only true torch drive — one with both high thrust-to-weight AND high specific impulse — feasible at our current technology level. Who needs a launch window when you have enough Δv to kick in the door and enough thrust to circularize from a hyperbolic flyby? Just... the exhaust is all kinds of awful, so forget about using it in atmosphere, and even in space there might be some traffic control issues.
mattstorm360 t1_j2552gn wrote
Huston, we are under nuclear power and hulling ass!
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