Nuclear thermal propulsion spacecraft, illustration - Stock Image - C058/3190 - Science Photo Library
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Full article: Preliminary Conceptual Design of Nuclear Thermal Rocket Reactor Cores Using Ceramic Fuels with Beryllium or Composite Neutron Moderators
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Space Nuclear Propulsion - NASA
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Full article: Preliminary Conceptual Design of Nuclear Thermal Rocket Reactor Cores Using Ceramic Fuels with Beryllium or Composite Neutron Moderators
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Review of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems - ScienceDirect
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Review of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems - ScienceDirect
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Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Past Accomplishments, Present Efforts, and a Look Ahead, Journal of Aerospace Engineering
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ArtStation - Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Visualizations
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DIU selects nuclear-powered spacecraft designs for 2027 demonstrations - SpaceNews
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Mars Nuclear Thermal Spacecraft - Nick Stevens Graphics
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Figure 14 from Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP): A Proven, Growth Technology for Fast Transit Human Missions to Mars
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PDF] Robust Exploration and Commercial Missions to the Moon Using Nuclear Thermal Rocket Propulsion and Lunar Liquid Oxygen Derived from FeO-Rich Pyroclasitc Deposits