Nov 9, 2020
USNC-Tech (Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies) has delivered a new Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) engine concept to NASA. The engine is allegedly safer and more reliable than previous NTP designs and has far greater efficiency than a chemical rocket. The concept could help grasp the goal of using nuclear propulsion to...
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