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Jay · 10-26-2004, 14:59 PM

Bruce Behrhorst of NuclearSpace.com recently stumbled across a new engine from everyone's favorite Jet Engine maker, Pratt & Whitney. Unlike P&W's previous engines, however, this engine is not a jet, and is powered by Nuclear Fission. It seems that P&W has responded to the need for Mars transportation by inventing the first commercially viable nuclear thermal rocket. They have heavily improved upon the NERVA NRX design from the 60's, and have even solved the graphite ablation problem! With this new engine, it seems that an inexpensive trip to Mars is now firmly within our grasp. Will we rise to the challenge?"

http://science.slashdot.org/article....0&tid=1&tid=14

Courtesy : Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Thermal_Rocket

Two more...
http://www.space.com/businesstechnol...er_000718.html

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Jay Tamizhanban *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-06-03 Location: Edison, NJ Posts: 6,496 Country:	Nuclear Rocket Engine.. From P&W Bruce Behrhorst of NuclearSpace.com recently stumbled across a new engine from everyone's favorite Jet Engine maker, Pratt & Whitney. Unlike P&W's previous engines, however, this engine is not a jet, and is powered by Nuclear Fission. It seems that P&W has responded to the need for Mars transportation by inventing the first commercially viable nuclear thermal rocket. They have heavily improved upon the NERVA NRX design from the 60's, and have even solved the graphite ablation problem! With this new engine, it seems that an inexpensive trip to Mars is now firmly within our grasp. Will we rise to the challenge?" http://science.slashdot.org/article....0&tid=1&tid=14 Courtesy : Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Thermal_Rocket Two more... http://www.space.com/businesstechnol...er_000718.html __________________ A grain of wheat eclipsed the sun of Adam !! Last edited by Jay : 10-26-2004 at 15:04 PM.