58 thoughts on “Nuclear Thermal Rockets”

  1. The genie was ten times the proposed nukes of the Orion…

    A group of five USAF officers volunteered to stand hatless in their light summer uniforms underneath the blast to prove that the weapon was safe for use over populated areas. They were photographed by George Yoshitake who stood there with them. Gamma and neutron doses received by observers on the ground were negligible.

  2. Sorry, but I keep getting thoughts…

    About 3,150 rounds were produced before production ended in 1963

    Enough yield to fully fuel 30 or more Orions.

  3. Brain. about. to. explode… Here’s another wild thought…

    Considering the secrecy at Blue Origin and it’s connection with the Dyson’s (extremely intelligent and very influential new space people) could they resurrect Orion?

  4. The thought of what Orion could do for humanity just carries me away. My apologies, but it’s not entirely off topic. NTR is nuclear propulsion after all and the topic seams more about thrust to weight than anything else.

  5. Also, when someone uses the radiation and Rube Goldberg arguments it just drives me crazy. I’ll try to restrain myself. Nothing competes with your blog.

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