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Chaos025@aol.com
Mon, 13 Nov 2000 11:43:24 EST
In a message dated 11/13/00 7:03:50 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
dyna.soar@tiscalinet.it writes:
> One last thing. Wasn't the Nova engine a thermonuclear rocket engine? It
> used a fission reactor to heat a working fluid (I don't remember which
> one); it was meant to replace J1 LOx - LH rockets on Saturn rockets. It was
> dropped for environment reasons.
>
Actually, it was dropped because of the ban on above ground nuclear testing
back in the 50s, although one can postulate that the USand Russia are still
testing these nuclear drives due to the numerous UFO sightings that involve
exposure to hard radiation. There seem to be a lot more of these sightings in
the US and the former Soviet Union than other places in the world.
SJ
EXO Mechanical Editor & Mecha Designer
http://www.exo-armor.com
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