Phoebus-2A: LASL's 4000 Megawatt Nuclear Rocket Engine
The Phoebus-2A was the most powerful nuclear reactor of any type ever created. Unlike most reactors, which generate electricity, the Phoebus-2A produced thrust to take astronauts to Mars. And it worked! Unfortunately, LASL's Rover Program was never given permission to flight test this remarkable rocket engine. The program collapsed - along with America's ambition to visit Mars - in the early 1970s. Could we see nuclear rockets again in the future?
Historian Alan B. Carr presents the story of the Rover Program, Beyond the Moon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua_At_T2ydI
Видео Phoebus-2A: LASL's 4000 Megawatt Nuclear Rocket Engine канала Historian Alan B. Carr
Historian Alan B. Carr presents the story of the Rover Program, Beyond the Moon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua_At_T2ydI
Видео Phoebus-2A: LASL's 4000 Megawatt Nuclear Rocket Engine канала Historian Alan B. Carr
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