An historical perspective of the NERVA nuclear rocket engine technology program. Final Report
Conference
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OSTI ID:5300038
Nuclear rocket research and development was initiated in the United States in 1955 and is still being pursued to a limited extent. The major technology emphasis occurred in the decade of the 1960s and was primarily associated with the Rover/NERVA Program where the technology for a nuclear rocket engine system for space application was developed and demonstrated. The NERVA (Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application) technology developed twenty years ago provides a comprehensive and viable propulsion technology base that can be applied and will prove to be valuable for application to the NASA Space Exploration Initiative (SEI). This paper, which is historical in scope, provides an overview of the conduct of the NERVA Engine Program, its organization and management, development philosophy, the engine configuration, and significant accomplishments.
- Research Organization:
- Analytical Engineering Corp., North Olmsted, OH (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5300038
- Report Number(s):
- N-91-27216; NASA-CR--187154; NAS--1.26:187154; AIAA--91-3451; CONF-9109226--; CNN: NAS3-25266
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
GAS COOLED REACTORS
HYDROGEN COOLED REACTORS
MOBILE REACTORS
NERVA REACTOR
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems
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