Five successful reactor power tests (one with Kiwi-B-4D, two with Kiwi-B-4E, and two with Nerva NRX-A2) demonstrated suitability of reactor designs, predicted high performance, long operating times, and ability to restart and run again at full power, to start rapidly and automatically from completely shutdown condition; tests achieved altitude-equivalent specific impulse of about 760 sec; current program goals include demonstrating higher-temperature and higher-power-density reactor operation and longer reactor runs, and ground experimental engine system testing; availability of nuclear rockets for post-Apollo missions is foreseen.


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    Titel :

    Nuclear rocketry -- Confidence substantiated


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Astronautics Aeronautics


    Beteiligte:
    Finger, H.B. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1965


    Format / Umfang :

    2 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


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