Problems and limitations of nuclear rockets which might be launched within next 10 yr; on basis of payload weight or overall cost, 60,000 lb vehicle is competitive with chemical vehicle; in range of flows for vehicle with Is of 850 sec at about 10 to 20 lb/sec, pebble bed reactor with uranium loaded graphite pellets can be used without suffering excessive propellant pressure drop through core. (see also SAE -- J v 68 n 6 June 1960 p 46-50; Aero/Space Eng v 19 n 4 Apr 1960 p 54-8)
Nuclear space vehicles using pebble bed reactors
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting ; 1960 Nuclear
1960
13 pages
Conference paper
English
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