A report on Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
Study conducted between the 1950s and 1960s by the United States Air Force, DARPA, and NASA for the purpose of identifying the efficacy of a starship directly propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the craft via nuclear pulse propulsion.
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Nuclear pulse propulsion
3 linksHypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust.
Hypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust.
It originated as Project Orion with support from DARPA, after a suggestion by Stanislaw Ulam in 1947.
Freeman Dyson
3 linksEnglish-American theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his works in quantum field theory, astrophysics, random matrices, mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, and engineering.
English-American theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his works in quantum field theory, astrophysics, random matrices, mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, and engineering.
From 1957 to 1961 Dyson worked on Project Orion, which proposed the possibility of space-flight using nuclear pulse propulsion.
Stanislaw Ulam
1 linksPolish-American scientist in the fields of mathematics and nuclear physics.
Polish-American scientist in the fields of mathematics and nuclear physics.
Ulam considered the problem of nuclear propulsion of rockets, which was pursued by Project Rover, and proposed, as an alternative to Rover's nuclear thermal rocket, to harness small nuclear explosions for propulsion, which became Project Orion.
General Atomics
1 linksAmerican energy and defense corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, specializing in research and technology development.
American energy and defense corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, specializing in research and technology development.
General Atomics's initial projects were the TRIGA nuclear research reactor, which was designed so that it was guaranteed to be safe by the laws of nature, and Project Orion.
Project Daedalus
1 linksStudy conducted between 1973 and 1978 by the British Interplanetary Society to design a plausible uncrewed interstellar probe.
Study conducted between 1973 and 1978 by the British Interplanetary Society to design a plausible uncrewed interstellar probe.
This velocity is well beyond the capabilities of chemical rockets or even the type of nuclear pulse propulsion studied during Project Orion.
Ted Taylor (physicist)
0 linksAmerican theoretical physicist, specifically concerning nuclear energy.
American theoretical physicist, specifically concerning nuclear energy.
The later part of Taylor's career was focused on nuclear energy instead of weaponry, and included his work on Project Orion, nuclear reactor developments, and anti-nuclear proliferation.
George Dyson (science historian)
1 linksAmerican non-fiction author and historian of technology whose publications broadly cover the evolution of technology in relation to the physical environment and the direction of society.
American non-fiction author and historian of technology whose publications broadly cover the evolution of technology in relation to the physical environment and the direction of society.
He is the author of Project Orion: The Atomic Spaceship 1957–1965 and Darwin Among the Machines: The Evolution of Global Intelligence, in which he expands upon the premise of Samuel Butler's 1863 article of the same name and suggests that the Internet is a living, sentient being.
Mini-Mag Orion
0 linksMini-Mag Orion (MMO), or Miniature Magnetic Orion, is a proposed type of spacecraft propulsion based on the Project Orion nuclear propulsion system.
Brian Dunne
1 linksBrian Boru Dunne II (January 8, 1924 - November 30, 2017) was Project Orion's chief scientist.
Jerry Astl
1 linksJaromir Astl (23 September 1922 – 16 October 2017), better known as Jerry Astl, was a Czechoslovakian aeronautical engineer and explosive engineer who helped design the American Project Orion nuclear propulsion spacecraft in the 1950s and 1960s.