DARPA and NASA Aim to Test Nuclear Rocket by 2026

[gary]

In a 7th August article at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Spectrum magazine, Philip E Ross reports on a project by DARPA and NASA
to test flight a prototype nuclear powered rocket in 2026. The
demonstration is to explore the viability of faster trips to supply bases on
the Moon and Mars.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/nuclear-thermal-rocket

[Wussell]

Its all well and good until one goes bang on the pad

[Sunfish]

Kind of mad but then so is the idea of sending people to Mars.

Inevitable I suppose .

[Boozlefoot]

Please - no, don't do it........................or maybe it's an attempt to create a means to transfer product to a fixed orbit nuclear waste dump which won't affect local residents?

So much garbage sent up there already by self-serving inconsiderate imbeciles.

If the near space pollution of both redundant and surfeit working satellites is not enough, let's add a little nuclear waste to spice things up - wait for that to burn up on re-entry over Melbourne.

[xelasnave]

Maybe put it on hold until Japan has safely got rid of all that nasty water and Chernobyl is again fit for occupation.

alex

[Boozlefoot]

Ah! Of course! NASA 2 birds with one stone trick! :P