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'Somebody perhaps decided to test us': How a Norwegian weather rocket almost sparked a nuclear war
A Norwegian rocket launched on 25 January 1995 in order to study the Northern Lights, was mistaken by Russia for an incoming ...
As the cloud cleared, Air Force bombers dropped in to gather air samples. Researchers hoped that the radioactive fallout ...
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Mission Mars: Nuclear thermal propulsion could double efficiency of rockets
In an MIT News report, Hampson highlighted the financial difficulty of developing NTP. “Sure, you can get double the ...
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NASA’s nuclear rocket could reach Mars in just 45 days
NASA is backing a new generation of nuclear rockets that could compress the months-long journey to Mars into a sprint measured in weeks. The most ambitious concepts on the table promise crewed trips ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets ...
Going to the moon was one thing; going to Mars will be quite another. The distance alone is intimidating. While the moon is ...
During the Cold War the U.S. considered putting nuclear weapons on balloons and letting them float into enemy territory for a strike.
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Every year, companies and space agencies launch ...
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