... nuclear thermal rocket pro- grams . NASA wants a nuclear thermal rocket for a manned mis- sion to Mars . The Air Force program was , until early 1992 , a " black " SDIO program . No Air Force missions have been identified at this time ...
... Nuclear Thermal Rocket can be enhanced through the use of unconventional nozzles as part of the propulsion system . In this report , the Nuclear Thermal Rocket nozzle testing and evaluation program being conducted at the NASA Lewis ...
... Nuclear Thermal Rocket Propulsion for NASA's Lunar Space Transportation System 6. AUTHOR ( S ) Stanley K. Borowski 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME ( S ) AND ADDRESS ( ES ) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research ...
... Nuclear thermal rocket engine project 1956-1973 Project Rover – U.S. project to build a nuclear thermal rocket Project Timberwind – US project, 1987-1991, to develop nuclear thermal rocket engines Thermal rocket Fission fragment rocket ...
... Nuclear Thermal Rocket / Vehicle Design Options for Future NASA Missions to the Moon and Mars AUTHOR ( S ) Stanley K. Borowski , Robert R. Corban , Melissa L. McGuire , and Erik G. Beke . PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME ( S ) AND ADDRESS ...
... NUCLEAR THERMAL ROCKET WORKSHOP REFERENCE SYSTEM ROVER / NERVA - Stanley Gunn : NERVA UPGRADE : NON - NUCLEAR COMPONENTS 53 Jerry Farbman : 93 UPGRADED NERVA SYSTEMS : ENABLER NUCLEAR 105 SYSTEM J. H. Ramsthaler : LOW PRESSURE NUCLEAR ...
... nuclear - thermal rocket , require an onboard nuclear reactor . The decisive difference is the power level at which each of these two reactors would operate . A nuclear - thermal rocket for large interplanetary spacecraft , unmanned or ...
... nuclear thermal rocket . 239 7.13 Increasing the operating temperature . 7.14 The nuclear thermal rocket engine 240 243 7.14.1 Radiation and its management 7.14.2 Propellant flow and cooling 7.14.3 The control drums 7.14.4 Start - up ...
... nuclear thermal rocket engines are made as light as possible, operate at high power densities, and operate for relatively short periods of time. The risks characterized by terrestrial nuclear reactors and space nuclear thermal reactors ...
... nuclear thermal rocket has similar properties to the electro - thermal rocket : the propellant cannot be heated beyond the service temperature of the fuel elements , and will probably be below 3,000 ° C. Most of the advantage in terms ...