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1 posted on 10/27/2020 5:25:11 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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The only problem is that when you get to Mars you no longer have any hair.


2 posted on 10/27/2020 5:27:40 PM PDT by Revel
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I wonder if it could be combined with a steam turbine or some other process to produce electricity once on the surface of Mars?


3 posted on 10/27/2020 5:29:54 PM PDT by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.`)
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Would be great for freight hauling, getting material into place in orbit, especially fuel, robots, support machinery


5 posted on 10/27/2020 5:34:48 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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I'm wondering what they use for reaction mass, and how they achieve this "doubled" efficiency.

In order to develop thrust, you have to eject some sort of mass out the back, that's Newton's Law.

Does this nuclear engine eject mass at twice the velocity?
What sort of mass?
How is it accelerated?

6 posted on 10/27/2020 5:45:51 PM PDT by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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7 posted on 10/27/2020 5:46:55 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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Open the pod bay door, Hal...


8 posted on 10/27/2020 5:48:12 PM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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Looks like the specific impulse is going to dictate that it is going to be used for space travel only.


9 posted on 10/27/2020 5:52:53 PM PDT by 2001convSVT (Medicare for All = Medical Care for None!)
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https://www.usnc-tech.com/


12 posted on 10/27/2020 5:57:30 PM PDT by HangnJudge
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14 posted on 10/27/2020 5:58:15 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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I'm waiting for warp drives...😀
17 posted on 10/27/2020 6:06:55 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable family...even the dog ixs, too. :-) Trump 2020t)
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Uhhh, Project Orion, right?


21 posted on 10/27/2020 6:52:04 PM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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Un Un Pentium! Paging Bob Lazar, paging Bob Lazar.


23 posted on 10/27/2020 7:46:13 PM PDT by Home-of-the-lazy-dog ("Leftists will stand before you and cut off their own head just to prove that they'll do it!")
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Bang bang can get us there in less than a week.☢️💥
24 posted on 10/27/2020 8:17:36 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf
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Yea, yea yea... I developed this 15 years ago, then realized that I would be polluting space and killing space aliens.

Kept me awake for 15 seconds worrying about that.

So when I develop a way to fold space, I'll get back to you.

And don't tell me some Jabba the Hut looking thing that does Spice has already done it, malarky!

28 posted on 10/28/2020 2:47:10 AM PDT by SERE_DOC ( The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it. TJ)
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