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Kilopower-nuclear electric propulsion for outer solar system exploration (NEP Benefits Study)
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Technology Development for In-Space Nuclear Electric Propulsion
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Potential Future use of Nuclear Electric Propulsion in the Outer Solar System
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Hot Hydrogen Compatibility of Spark Plasma Sintered NbC and (ZrNbW)C for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
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Hot Hydrogen Testing of W-coated UN Kernels for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
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NASA Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Development and Maturation Efforts
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Strategy for Developing Technologies for Megawatt-class Nuclear Electric Propulsion Systems
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Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger for Nuclear Electric Propulsion Power Conversion System
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Moon to Mars and Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
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Refractory Carbides for Hydrogen Erosion Resistance in Carbon Tubes for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
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Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Fuel Development Challenges
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Sintering Behaviors of (Zr, Nb, Ta)C Tri-Carbides as a Fuel for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
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Analysis of Diffusion and Homogenization of ZrC, NbC, and TaC Binary Carbides as Surrogate Fuels for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems
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Recent Activities to Mature Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Technologies
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DRACO – Flight Demonstration Towards an Operational Nuclear Thermal Propulsion System
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Specific Heat Capacity Measurement of Bi-Carbide Fuels for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
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