NASA NTRS · 19930065337
U.S./CIS eye joint nuclear rocket venture
Abstract
An account is given of the significance for U.S. spacecraft development of a nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) reactor concept that has been developed in the (formerly Soviet) Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The CIS NTR reactor employs a hydrogen-cooled zirconium hydride moderator and ternary carbide fuels; the comparatively cool operating temperatures associated with this design promise overall robustness.
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Clark, John S., Mcilwain, Melvin C., Smetanikov, Vladimir, D'Yakov, Evgenij K., Pavshuk, Vladimir A.. 1993-07-01. U.S./CIS eye joint nuclear rocket venture. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930065337
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