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Nuclear propulsion<br />

Note<br />

- 17-<br />

SCHEMATIC OF A THERMO-NUCLEAR ROCKET ENGINE<br />

Turbin<br />

Propellant<br />

Tank<br />

Exhaust Gas<br />

Nuclear<br />

Reac<strong>to</strong>r<br />

Reac<strong>to</strong>r Fuel<br />

Element<br />

Nozzle Coolant<br />

Jacket<br />

While chemical and electric systems are used for the propulsion of <strong>to</strong>day’s spacecrafts,<br />

nuclear propulsion is still under study. Therefore, only chemical and electric propulsion<br />

will be dealt within this book.

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