Europe wants to build a nuclear rocket for deep space exploration
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Europe wants to build a nuclear rocket for deep space exploration |
The European Space Agency (ESA) is funding several studies that will explore the use of nuclear propulsion for deep space exploration. Propulsion in space currently is conducted using a storage chemical propellant or using electric or solar power. The issue facing space agencies is these propulsion methods are reaching their respective physical limits. |
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Abdul M. Ismail, CEO; Associate Fellow
Interplanetary Expeditions Ltd.
Liverpool, United Kingdom
abdul_m.ismail@interplanetary.aero--
Secretary, AIAA Nuclear & Future Flight Propulsion (NFFP) Technical Committee
Technical Discipline Chair (NFFP), SciTech2024, Orlando
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