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A comment on Nuclear Pulse Propulsion – Orion and Beyond (2000) [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:Nuclear Pulse Propulsion – Orion and Beyond (2000) [pdf] by maverick_iceman on Friday October 14, 2016 @11:21AM (#12708673)
Orion would have exhaust velocity ~1000-10000km/s. Compare that to NSWR's 66km/s. NSWR seems fast compared to today's chemical rockets but it's nothing compared to Orion.
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