Monday, April 8, 2013

Next Big Future: Nuclear DC-X : Recent Nuclear Thermal Rocket Propo...

Next Big Future: Nuclear DC-X : Recent Nuclear Thermal Rocket Propo...: 103 page pdf, advanced propulsion study for the US Air Force made in 2004 prepared by Eric Davis of Warp Drive Metrics. Eric W Davis is ...

This answers the question that I posed earlier today.  That is, you can make a nuclear thermal rocket with an afterburner. It will have more thrust, but less ISP.  The ISP would still be greater than the ISP of LH2/LOX engines ( the best chemical engines possible).


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