akman_23 t1_j6thxhl wrote on February 1, 2023 at 7:52 PM Reply to comment by dirtballmagnet in NASA is funding ideas for a Titan seaplane and faster deep space travel by fchung >nuclear fission fragment rocket engine At that point you might as well develop a nuclear salt water rocket. Might be a bit less efficient but hey, if you're gonna get irradiated, you might as well have high thrust. Permalink Parent 2
akman_23 t1_j6thxhl wrote
Reply to comment by dirtballmagnet in NASA is funding ideas for a Titan seaplane and faster deep space travel by fchung
>nuclear fission fragment rocket engine
At that point you might as well develop a nuclear salt water rocket. Might be a bit less efficient but hey, if you're gonna get irradiated, you might as well have high thrust.