Nuclear Propulsion in Space (1968)
Abstract
Project NERVA was an acronym for Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application, a joint program of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and NASA managed by the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office (SNPO) at the Nuclear Rocket Development Station in Jackass Flats, Nevada U.S.A. Between 1959 and 1972, the Space Nuclear Propulsion Office oversaw 23 reactor tests, both the program and the office ended at the end of 1972.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- DTIE (Divison of Technical Information Extension, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1134227
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; NUCLEAR ROCKET; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; REACTORS; NERVA; SPACE EXPLORATION
Citation Formats
. Nuclear Propulsion in Space (1968). United States: N. p., 2012.
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. Nuclear Propulsion in Space (1968). United States.
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"Nuclear Propulsion in Space (1968)". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1134227.
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