Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Rocket for Over Seven Times the Speed of Chemical Rockets
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6HN3G)
A 2024 phase 1 NASA Advanced Innovations concept study will look at thin film isoptope nuclear rockets. This will enable faster probes with years of thrust capability. The years of thrust using nuclear isotopes will provide energy for course changes beyond Saturn and even in interstellar space far from the solar energy of the sun. ...