History, status, and objectives of present activities and possible engine missions; emphasis is on Kiwi reactor development program, test procedures, test facilities and test site; NERVA (Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application) engine development program, engine subsystems and components; test facility requirements, remote handling, transport, and assembly/disassembly equipment; government organization established for management of nuclear rocket and vehicle stage program; engine application to some initial missions; comparisons made with all-chemical counterpart vehicle.
Development of nuclear rocket propulsion in United States
Brit Interplanetary Soc -- J
British Interplanetary Society -- Journal ; 19 , n 8
1964
13 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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