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Advanced Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Design Sent To NASA

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Tom Patton
Nov 03, 2020
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A design concept for an advanced nuclear thermal propulsion system has been delivered to NASA by Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies (USNC-Tech) as part of a study on nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) flight demonstration. NTP technology provides unprecedented high-impulse thrust performance for deep space missions such as crewed missions to the moon and Mar…

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