Hello, and welcome back to Beyond NERVA! Today, we’re going to return to our discussion of fission power plants, and look at a program that was unique in the history of astronuclear […]
Topaz International part 1: ENISY, the Soviet Years
SNAP-50: The Last of the SNAP Reactors
Hello, and welcome to Beyond NERVA, for our first blog post of the year! Today, we reach the end of the reactor portion of the SNAP program. A combination of the holidays […]
Nuclear Electric Propulsion History Part 1: The Soviet Astronuclear Program
Hello, and welcome back to Beyond NERVA, where we’re getting back into issues directly related to nuclear power in space, rather than how that power is used (as we’ve examined in our […]
Electric Propulsion: The Oldest “Futuristic” Propulsion Possibility
Hello, and welcome back to Beyond NERVA. Today, we are looking at a very popular topic, but one that doesn’t necessarily require nuclear power: electric propulsion. However, it IS an area that […]
