Requirements and cost considerations for a combined space nuclear reactor test facility
01 Jan 1987-pp 93-96
About: The article was published on 1987-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cost reduction & Nuclear reactor.
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01 Sep 1991
TL;DR: An overview of the NTP systems which received detailed conceptual design and, for several, testing can be found in this paper, where the main driving technology is the propulsion systems; for interplanetary missions, the safest and most affordable is a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system.
Abstract: If we buy into the goals of the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) and accept that they are worthy of the hefty investment of our tax dollars, then we must begin to evaluate the technologies which enable their attainment. The main driving technology is the propulsion systems; for interplanetary missions, the safest and most affordable is a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system. An overview is presented of the NTP systems which received detailed conceptual design and, for several, testing.
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