Striking A Nerva
If NASA wants to resurrect nuclear rocket technology, it should start with a more advanced concept than Nerva, like the Los Alamos National Lab-developed Dumbo or the nuclear-electric Vasimir. Either offers much higher overall performance. The Nerva concept was known to have severe weight and bulk...
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