space nuclear propulsion
1Nuclear propulsion — includes a wide variety of propulsion methods that fulfil the promise of the Atomic Age by using some form of nuclear reaction as their primary power source. Contents 1 Surface ships and submarines 2 Cars 3 Aircraft …
2Nuclear Propulsion — Type 1: A ship is designed with a heavy plate attached perpendicularly to the rear of the ship. A nuclear bomb is detonated on or near the plate, which is designed to withstand the blast and protect the ship from radiation. The blast pushes… …
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3Project Orion (nuclear propulsion) — An artist s conception of the NASA reference design for the Project Orion spacecraft powered by nuclear propulsion. Project Orion was a study of a spacecraft intended to be directly propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the… …
4Nuclear thermal rocket — Sketch of nuclear thermal rocket …
5Propulsion nucleaire thermique — Propulsion nucléaire thermique La propulsion nucléaire thermique ou nucléo thermique est un mode de propulsion des fusées qui utilise un réacteur nucléaire pour chauffer un fluide propulsif. Celui ci, comme dans le cas d un moteur fusée classique …
6Nuclear marine propulsion — is propulsion of a ship by a nuclear reactor. Naval nuclear propulsion is propulsion that specifically refers to naval warships (see Nuclear navy). Only a very few experimental civil nuclear ships have been built; the elimination of fossil fuel… …
7Nuclear navy — Nuclear navy, or nuclear powered navy consists of ships powered by relatively small onboard nuclear reactors known as naval reactors. The concept was revolutionary for naval warfare when first proposed, as it meant that these vessels did not need …
8Space medicine — is the practice of medicine on astronauts in outer space.Who benefits from space medicine research?Astronauts are not the only ones who benefit from space medicine research. Several medical products have been developed that are space spinoffs,… …
9Propulsion nucléaire thermique — La propulsion nucléaire thermique ou nucléo thermique est un mode de propulsion des fusées qui utilise un réacteur nucléaire pour chauffer un fluide propulsif. Celui ci, comme dans le cas d un moteur fusée classique, est expulsé via une tuyère… …
10Space colonization — Artist Les Bossinas 1989 concept of Mars mission Space colonization (also called space settlement, space humanization, or space habitation) is the concept of permanent human habitation outside of Earth. Although hypothetical at the present time,… …
