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Originally Posted by manchambo
Anyone else following the development of nuclear propulsion? https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/n...concept-awards
This is exciting because it very obviously the key to real space exploration--potentially cutting transit times in half. And it is eminently doable with current fission technology.
And, on a longer horizon, there is reason to hope for fusion propulsion in our lifetime: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/sp...driven_rocket/
All these steps to get things in orbit, maybe to the moon, are great. But the real fun begins with serious space propulsion. |
That looks awesome, but $5 million per contract tells me that they must not be very close.