Hello, and welcome back to Beyond NERVA! Before we begin, I would like to announce that our Patreon page, at https://www.patreon.com/beyondnerva, is live! This blog consumes a considerable amount of my time, […]
Hello, and welcome back to Beyond NERVA! As some of you may have noticed, the website has moved! Yes, we’re now at beyondnerva.com! I’m working on updating the webpage, and am getting […]
Hello, and welcome to Beyond NERVA! Today we’re going to look at the program that birthed the first astronuclear reactor to go into orbit, although the extent of the program far exceeds […]
Hello, and welcome back to Beyond NERVA! My apologies for the delay in this post, electric propulsion is not one of my strong points, so I spent a lot of extra time […]
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 […]
Hello, and welcome to Beyond NERVA! Today, we’re looking at a different kind of fuel element than the ones we’ve been examining so far on this blog, one that promises higher operation […]
Hello, and welcome back to Beyond NERVA in the second part of our two-part series on ground testing NTRs. In part one, we examined the testing done at the National Defense Research […]
Hello, and welcome back to Beyond NERVA, where today we are looking at ground testing of nuclear rockets. This is the first of two posts on ground testing NTRs, focusing on the […]
The most basic type of nuclear rocket, more adaptable and efficient than chemical rockets. Read more →
Electric power for ships, stations, and bases! Read more →
While Project Orion is the most famous pulse drive system, many more options for this potent drive concept have been studied. Read more →
Building a nuclear reactor is hard, here's how we can test the components and system before launch! Read more →
