Helios pulsed nuclear propulsion concept
Description:
A Helios-propelled vehicle would make use of a containment vessel--perhaps 30 feet in diameter--in which small nuclear explosive charges would be placed, together with a few hundred pounds of hydrogen. Firing of a charge would result in bringing the mixture of charge residue and hydrogen to a high temperature--say 5000 or 6000/sup 0/K--and subsequent release through a nozzle would provide propulsive thrust. This process would be repeated several thousand times, at intervals likely to be 10 seco…
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Date:
June 2, 1965
Creator:
Hadley, J. W.; Stubbs, T. F.; Janssen, M. A. & Simons, L. A.
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