NTR Defended
I was disappointed with reader Sam Scimemi’s misunderstanding regarding the nuclear thermal rocket (AW&ST Nov. 1, 2010, p. 12). The NTR offers a high thrust capability and a specific impulse of over 900 and has been identified as the preferred propulsion approach for NASA’s Mars Design Reference...
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