#space exploration
Articles etiquetados con «space exploration».
Gas core reactor rocket: Design, thermodynamics, and propulsion applications
Conceptual nuclear rocket using gaseous fission cores for high specific impulse interplanetary travel.
Kilopower: NASA's Nuclear Reactor for Deep Space Exploration
Kilopower is a NASA nuclear reactor project for space travel, using uranium-235 and Stirling converters to generate 1-10 kWe.
RAPID-L: Lunar Nuclear Reactor Concept
RAPID-L is a Japanese micro nuclear reactor concept for lunar and Mars bases, featuring lithium-6 coolant and automated control systems.
SNAP-10A: First Nuclear Reactor in Space and Ion Propulsion Test
SNAP-10A was the first nuclear reactor in space, launched by the US Air Force in 1965. It tested fission power and ion propulsion.