What'd Make a Better Rocket, Nuclear or Ion Engines? Posted by lenepp on Friday October 09, 2015 @10:34AM from the wired.com dept. http://www.wired.com/2015/10/whatd-make-better-rocket-nuclear-ion-engines/?mbid=social_twitter ( 1 comment | on HN )
Note there are other kinds of "nuclear engines", including one where you use a nuclear reactor to power an ion drive.