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

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giveitawhirl2008

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Aug 10, 2010, 8:03:07 PM8/10/10
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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-million-mph/browse_thread/thread/8e7c4f55227154b2?hl=en_US

Wiki on fragnuke rockets:

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

Kennewick Man; the first, the BEST!

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Aug 10, 2010, 8:55:56 PM8/10/10
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On Aug 10, 8:03 pm, giveitawhirl2008 <giveitawhril2...@gmail.com>
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-million-mph/browse_thread/thread/8...

>
> Wiki on fragnuke rockets:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fission-fragment_rocket

RESTART PROJECT ORION! They've wasted enough time on ancient
chemical, underpowered rockets and appeasing LIBERAL PANSIES who don't
like nuclear. The ONLY way they'll ever get outside of the Moon's
orbit with a manned crew (and FAST, in one trip!) is with and Orion
Project rocket.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_%28nuclear_propulsion%29

lorad

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Aug 10, 2010, 9:11:53 PM8/10/10
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On Aug 10, 8:03 pm, giveitawhirl2008 <giveitawhril2...@gmail.com>
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-million-mph/browse_thread/thread/8...

>
> Wiki on fragnuke rockets:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fission-fragment_rocket

Still gotta boost (or assemble) it in orbit. Right?

giveitawhirl2008

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Aug 11, 2010, 8:39:36 PM8/11/10
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On Aug 10, 8:55 pm, "Kennewick Man; the first, the BEST!"
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_%28nuclear_propulsion%29- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Project Orion sounds neat, but might be unnecessarily
"contrapionistic." (Just my thought.)

giveitawhirl2008

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Aug 11, 2010, 8:40:27 PM8/11/10
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> Still gotta boost (or assemble) it in orbit. Right?- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

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

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