Project Orion and future prospects for nuclear pulse propulsion

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 497-504

  Schmidt, G R ^a   Bonometti, J A ^a   Irvine, C A ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; LUNAR SURFACE ANALYSIS; PLANETS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

NUCLEAR PULSE PROPULSION;

NUCLEAR PROPULSION;

EID: 0036575889     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5969     Document Type: Article

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