To: piytar
The 1963 Test Ban Treaty and the 1967 Outer Space Treaty killed the Orion project.
6 posted on
03/07/2010 12:48:50 AM PST by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Wernher Von Braun)
To: sonofstrangelove
My bad, I thought Carter signed off on the Outer Space Treaty. Didn’t realize it was a done deal before he was elected.
12 posted on
03/07/2010 12:57:03 AM PST by
piytar
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To: sonofstrangelove
Those treaties haven’t prevented us from using nuclear power for other spacecraft. There had to be something more.
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