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Re: Transit Time to Mars
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Thu, 16 Dec 1999 16:25:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, James Powell wrote:
> (oh, I would argue with Larry about the easiest way -right now- to get a 1G
> acceleration out of earth's atmosphere/fallout range...use a Nuclear rocket, a
> la the USAF experiments...Not good in Atomosphere, but not a whit of difference
> in space.)
Care to expand on these "USAF experiments"? Got links?
Steve
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| (...) (URL) some information on the subject in question. apparently it is not all that bad even in atm, but 250 K lbs thrust is not all that much when launching large objects, especially from a 15-20K lb + fuel motor. (It's the burn times that are (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Actually, you can make them burn at almost any rate you want to. It is a question of how much exposed area there is to burn at once. The SRB motors have a * shaped hole in the middle of them right from top to bottom. This produces a very large (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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