Nuclear pulse propulsion

Nuclear pulse propulsion (or External Pulsed Plasma Propulsion, as it is termed in one recent NASA document) is a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust. It was first developed as Project Orion by ARPA, after a suggestion by Stanislaw Ulam in 1957. Newer designs using inertial confinement fusion have been the baseline for most post-Orion designs, including the famous Project Daedalus and the less well-known Project Longshot.

Related Topics:
NASA - Spacecraft propulsion - Nuclear explosion - Thrust - Project Orion - ARPA - Stanislaw Ulam - 1957 - Inertial confinement fusion - Project Daedalus - Project Longshot

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