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I am looking for info on the Orion Drive that was purposed by NASA back in the 60/70s.
The one where you toss a nuke out the back of the spaceship and the set it off and use the enegery release to move the ship...does anyone have a webpage or know of a book that goes into detail on this?
IF so could you please share it?
Thanks!
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| Posted: 19-Aug-2002 09:29 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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Thanks! That helps out a lot as well!
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| Posted: 19-Aug-2002 09:48 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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The History Channel did a spot on this project. They showed archival film of a model made to fly by dropping small (chemical) explosive charges behind it's thrust plate.
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| Posted: 19-Aug-2002 09:55 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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I remember seeing part of that a while back...
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| Posted: 19-Aug-2002 10:05 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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How fesiable do any of you think this idea would be for BT?
By fesiable I mean as different form of propulsion for Dropships in the game...
Or are there better ideas out there?
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| Posted: 19-Aug-2002 12:59 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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Feasible? Well, it would work, but why would you? These sort of spacecraft can't re-enter the atmosphere and return to orbit. Dropships can. The B'tech universe already has fusion drives, so why use fission propulsion? As far as interplanetary travel, you'd be talking about a generation ship, which might be more sensible for something launched before the advent of the K-F drive for jumpships. Besides, the side effect of a launch is to flatten everything for a mile AND leave behind fallout.
Not very feasible for widespread use I'd say.
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| Posted: 19-Aug-2002 13:34 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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I was thinking that this would be a low tech answer for one of the really dirty poor Periphery worlds or a forgotten colony etc...
Or maybe someone runs across one of these ships while exploring...things like that...
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| Posted: 19-Aug-2002 16:44 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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Eric, if you are really interested in the subject, search for this book at amazon.com
"Spaceflight for Sci-Fi Writers" by Ben Bova
I read my book at my university library and I can tell you it's awesome
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| Posted: 19-Aug-2002 17:13 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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On 2002-08-19 13:34, Karagin wrote:
I was thinking that this would be a low tech answer for one of the really dirty poor Periphery worlds or a forgotten colony etc...
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That really doesn't make sene. You're looking for a cheap system for DropShip propulsion, but you want to use a system based on using nuclear weapon detonations. A system that uses an extremely resource intensive drive system, rather than just diatomic hydrogen.
Really the only thing I can think of that would be cheaper than a fusion-thrust system would be solar sails catching the solar wind. But that doesn't work that well coming back, even if you do tack.
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| Posted: 19-Aug-2002 20:17 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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Thanks Vampire! I will try to get that book! I am interested in this and find it to an odd idea that for some reason has caught my eye...
Thanks again!
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| Posted: 19-Aug-2002 20:19 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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On 2002-08-19 13:34, Karagin wrote:
I was thinking that this would be a low tech answer for one of the really dirty poor Periphery worlds or a forgotten colony etc...
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That really doesn't make sene. You're looking for a cheap system for DropShip propulsion, but you want to use a system based on using nuclear weapon detonations. A system that uses an extremely resource intensive drive system, rather than just diatomic hydrogen.
Really the only thing I can think of that would be cheaper than a fusion-thrust system would be solar sails catching the solar wind. But that doesn't work that well coming back, even if you do tack.
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The Orion ships are cheaper then dropships...and use something most folks would be happy to see go away in this peaceful manner.
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| Posted: 19-Aug-2002 23:57 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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Peaceful manner, yes. Just as long as it stays the hell away from my atmosphere 
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| Posted: 20-Aug-2002 07:49 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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I agree Hardware. I like the Ideas of using an Ion Drive or Gravilitic anomalation to move ships through space....
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| Posted: 20-Aug-2002 08:00 Post subject: RE: Real World Aerospace Info needed.... |
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Why not just use slaves to row?
Sorry, was playing Trireme all night
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