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Starsimy t1_j9kod58 wrote

Reply to comment by Vulcan_MasterRace in DARPA is Reigniting the Nuclear Engine by Afrin_Drip

For reaching alpha centauri in 15.000 years instead of 18.000?

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Shrike99 t1_j9lqn0s wrote

NTRs are for getting stuff around the solar system more efficiently - though in many cases NEP would be better, I wish that was getting as much attention.

For interstellar travel though you want a fission fragment engine as a bare minimum, preferably fusion propulsion of some sort.

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