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Nuclear-thermal vs nuclear-electric rockets
phil — (archived)

Jay Manifold's excellent blog takes up the topic of NTP vs NEP. Hi-thrust vs low thrust. High ISP vs wicked high ISP. Me, I'm a holdout for nuclear-plasma propulsion. Moderate thrust and wicked pissah ultra-high ISP.

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