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Title: Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: A Joint NASA/DOE/DOD Workshop

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OSTI ID:5920655

Papers presented at the joint NASA/DOE/DOD workshop on nuclear thermal propulsion are compiled. The following subject areas are covered: nuclear thermal propulsion programs; Rover/NERVA and NERVA systems; Low Pressure Nuclear Thermal Rocket (LPNTR); particle bed reactor nuclear rocket; hybrid propulsion systems; wire core reactor; pellet bed reactor; foil reactor; Droplet Core Nuclear Rocket (DCNR); open cycle gas core nuclear rockets; vapor core propulsion reactors; nuclear light bulb; Nuclear rocket using Indigenous Martian Fuel (NIMF); mission analysis; propulsion and reactor technology; development plans; and safety issues.

Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (United States). Lewis Research Center
OSTI ID:
5920655
Report Number(s):
N-92-11088; NASA-CP-10079; E-6456; NAS-1.55:10079; CONF-9007234-
Resource Relation:
Conference: Nuclear thermal propulsion: a joint NASA/DOE/DOD workshop, Cleveland, OH (United States), 10-12 Jul 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English