Thread: Fragmentation Nuclear Rockets Viable for High-Speed Solar SystemExploration, and Precursor Interstellar Missions! [addendum/update to earlierpost]
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Old August 12th 10, 01:40 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]
On Aug 10, 9:11*pm, lorad wrote:
On Aug 10, 8:03*pm, giveitawhirl2008
wrote:





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...hread/thread/8...

Wiki on fragnuke rockets:

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

Still gotta boost (or assemble) it in orbit. Right?- Hide quoted text -

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Yes. That's OK: heavy lift boosters put the pieces up in orbit.