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Reply to comment by Makhnos_Tachanka in What if we kept pursuing nuclear spacecraft propulsion? by rosTopicEchoChamber
Thanks, this is yet another design I hadn't heard of. Here's a PDF describing it in detail. The "dusty plasma" engine does have the drawback of being unable to land due to spewing highly radioactive rocket exhaust. So for missions that involve landing it would have to carry a conventional lander with it, or an unmanned one could be sent more slowly to rendezvous near the destination.
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