Roadmap To Nuclear Gas Core Rockets
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C. Warn. (2021), JBIS, 74, pp.309-316
Refcode: 2021.74.309
Abstract:
Research at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shown that current planetary missions of around two to three years have an unacceptably high likelihood of death or permanent injury to one or more crew members per year travelling. [1] Nuclear propulsion technologies would significantly decrease this risk. One such nuclear propulsion technology, the gaseous nuclear core rocket, would enable roundtrips to Mars in 80 to 300 days. [2] The technology could be combined with concepts such as Aldrin Cycler Orbits to reduce travel times.
