Re:NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan
by pault on Friday June 28, 2019 @05:54PM
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Does that mean a nuclear powered cruise missile could stay airborne until mechanical failure? That would make future warfare... interesting.
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Re:NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to Titan
by sandworm101 on Saturday June 29, 2019 @01:37PM
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It isn't all that much of a game changer. Mid-air refueling means that bombers can stay airborne a long time. Four or five bombers rotating back and forth can maintain one "on station" continuously. So the capability is already there. This tech would just make it more scifi.