Nuclear pulse propulsion or external pulsed plasma propulsion is a hypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust. [1] It originated as Project Orion with support from DARPA , after a suggestion by Stanislaw Ulam in 1947. [ 2 ]

2013年3月27日 · Nuclear pulse propulsion is a theoretical method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust. It was first developed as Project Orion by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense, after a suggestion by Stanislaw Ulam in 1947.

uring World War II. This concept, Nuclear Pulse Propulsion (NPP). represents a radical departure from conventional approaches to propulsion in that it uti lizes the highly energetic and efficient energy release from nuclear explosions directl.

Project Orion was a study conducted in the 1950s and 1960s by the United States Air Force, DARPA, [1] and NASA into the viability of a nuclear pulse spaceship that would be directly propelled by a series of atomic explosions behind the craft. [2][3] Following preliminary ideas in the 1940s, [4] and a classified paper co-authored by physicist Sta...

2024年9月2日 · Nuclear pulse propulsion (NPP) is a radical propulsion concept that utilizes the highly energetic and efficient energy release from nuclear explosions to produce thrust. NPP can deliver specific impulses between 10,000 to 100,000 seconds with average power densities equal to or greater than chemical rockets, using existing technology.

This paper discusses the rationale for nuclear pulse propulsion and presents a general history of the concept. focusing particularly on Project Orion. It describes some of the reexaminations being done in this area and discusses some of the new ideas that could mitigate many of the political and environmental issues associated with the concept.

2019年9月30日 · With recent speculation about a Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile, we look at the ways nuclear energy can be used to provide propulsion—from the brute force approach of nuclear pulse propulsion, through nuclear thermal rockets and towards possible future direct fusion propulsion.

research during World War 11. This concept, Nuclear Pulse Propulsion (NPP). represents a radical departure from conventional approaches to propulsion in that it utilizes the highly energetic and efficient energy release from nuclear explosi.

Many types of nuclear propulsion have been proposed, and some of them (e.g., NERVA) tested for spacecraft applications. [9] External Pulsed Plasma Propulsion (EPPP), a propulsion concept by NASA that derives its thrust from plasma waves generated from a series of small, supercritical fission/fusion pulses behind an object in space. [11]

2024年9月10日 · Nuclear pulse propulsion represents a radical and audacious vision for the future of spaceflight. By harnessing the tremendous power of nuclear reactions, it could dramatically expand the capabilities of spacecraft and enable human voyages throughout the solar system.