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Old August 11th 10, 01:03 AM posted to sci.space.policy,alt.politics,alt.religion,alt.astronomy
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Default Fragmentation Nuclear Rockets Viable for High-Speed Solar SystemExploration, and Precursor Interstellar Missions! [addendum/update to earlierpost]

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and beyond: not just for telescopes and robots,
anymore....

You wanna get there fast, with foreseeable technology?

Fragmentation Nuclear Rockets Viable for High-Speed Solar System
Exploration, and Precursor Interstellar Missions! [addendum/update to
earlier post]

The NASA fragmentation nuclear rocket site ref'd in below post no
longer working, so here's Wikipedia on fragnukes:

First, original post:

http://groups.google.com/group/one-m...154b2?hl=en_US

Wiki on fragnuke rockets:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fission-fragment_rocket