Open Source Liquid Fuel Rocket (Nuclear Thermal Variety)
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Basics
- A rocket engine that uses the heating of a liquid, using either a radioisotope, a fission reactor,, or possibly a fusion reactor, to produce thrust
- Has the highest specific impulse (exluding ion engines)
- Is useful only in space, or very high atmosphere
- Great as a heavy duty orbital control system, or as a deep space vehicle's propulsion system
- Uses a single fuel
Used For
- Open Source Spacecraft Construction Set
Industry Standards
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Existing Open Source Designs
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Minimum Viable Product
- Extremely High Thrust
- Extremely Reliable
- As Light as Possible
- As High of a Specific Impulse as Possible
- As Cheap as Possible
- Complies with all regulations (of course)
Basic Design
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BOM
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See Also
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