Design and analysis of a single stage to orbit nuclear thermal rocket reactor engine - ScienceDirect
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Single-stage-to-orbit - Wikipedia
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Figure 1 from The Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Stage (NTPS): A Key Space Asset for Human Exploration and Commercial Missions to the Moon
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NASA Reignites Program for Nuclear Thermal Rockets - Universe Today
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ToughSF: NTER: Nuclear Thermal-Electric Rocket
Can nuclear thermal propulsion power a single stage to orbit a spacecraft? - Quora
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Design and analysis of a single stage to orbit nuclear thermal rocket reactor engine - ScienceDirect
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Timber Wind: America's Return to Nuclear Thermal Rockets – Beyond NERVA
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Initial risk assessment for a single stage to orbit nuclear thermal rocket - ScienceDirect
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Gaseous core nuclear design, the Liberty Ship
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