Re:Nuclear Pulse Propulsion – Orion and Beyond (2000) [pdf]
by mikeash on Friday October 14, 2016 @11:53AM
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Radiation hormesis models aren't "more accurate." The long-term effects of small amounts of radiation are simply not well understood. It could be good, it could be bad, it could be neutral.
The far bigger problem for launching Orion from Earth is the electromagnetic pulse frying every satellite above the horizon and a bunch of stuff on the ground.
The far bigger problem for launching Orion from Earth is the electromagnetic pulse frying every satellite above the horizon and a bunch of stuff on the ground.