Why they are terrible for SSTO. They may still have some promise for space-based systems, though.
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Why they are terrible for SSTO. They may still have some promise for space-based systems, though.
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Back when men were men (even in Canada) how do you like the idea of an UNGUIDED nuke?
The genie was ten times the proposed nukes of the Orion…
A group of five USAF officers volunteered to stand hatless in their light summer uniforms underneath the blast to prove that the weapon was safe for use over populated areas. They were photographed by George Yoshitake who stood there with them. Gamma and neutron doses received by observers on the ground were negligible.
Sorry, but I keep getting thoughts…
About 3,150 rounds were produced before production ended in 1963
Enough yield to fully fuel 30 or more Orions.
Brain. about. to. explode… Here’s another wild thought…
Considering the secrecy at Blue Origin and it’s connection with the Dyson’s (extremely intelligent and very influential new space people) could they resurrect Orion?
Ken, please keep your brain explosions to your own blog. This is not a post about Orion, and every comment about it is off topic.
The thought of what Orion could do for humanity just carries me away. My apologies, but it’s not entirely off topic. NTR is nuclear propulsion after all and the topic seams more about thrust to weight than anything else.
Also, when someone uses the radiation and Rube Goldberg arguments it just drives me crazy. I’ll try to restrain myself. Nothing competes with your blog.
Rand, you made me do it again.