Affordable Development and Demonstration of a Small NTR Engine and Stage: How Small is Big Enough?

The Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR) derives its energy from fission of uranium-235 atoms contained within fuel elements that comprise the engine's reactor core. It generates high thrust and has a specific impulse potential of approximately 900 seconds - a 100% increase over today's best chemi...

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Hauptverfasser:	Borowski, Stanley K., Sefcik, Robert J., Fittje, James E., McCurdy, David R., Qualls, Arthur L., Schnitzler, Bruce G., Werner, James E., (Abraham), Weitzberg, Joyner, Claude R.
Format:	Tagungsbericht
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
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