Nuclear Propulsion in Space
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Hand-picked by a BrighterTube curator · found via HackerTube (Karpathy's dataset of videos Hacker News recommends · 80% confidenceA 1968 NASA film explains how a nuclear thermal rocket heats hydrogen in a reactor for twice the efficiency of chemical engines, and sketches nuclear stages for a crewed Mars trip; a primary-source film from the US National Archives.
A 1968 NASA film explaining why nuclear thermal rockets were developed and how the NERVA engine works.
Video by US National Archives, played through YouTube's embedded player.
Part of NASA, Space Exploration