Re:Nuclear Pulse Propulsion – Orion and Beyond (2000) [pdf]
by adrusi on Friday October 14, 2016 @12:49PM
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Stupid that satellite electronics don't have more radiation shielding. We can refrain from nuclear detonation in orbit all we want, but the sun could still EMP us at any moment. Maybe it's expensive to lift heavy shielding into orbit, but it's more expensive to deal with the consequences of satellite systems outages and repairing/replacing broken equipment.
You could launch one from the far side of the Moon, but if you have that kind of space presence there are better engine designs. Some have been posted elsewhere in this thread.