Nuclear Spaceships, Atomic Rockets !

This is a really cool article:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/were-building-thermonuclear-spaceships-again-this-time-for-real/

DRACO from NASA/DARPA

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_thermal_rocket

Atomic spaceships cruising the solar system !  Just like in the Heinlein stories - I recently listened to The Green Hills of Earth:

https://archive.org/details/xminusoneotr/X_Minus_One-The_Green_Hills_of_Earth.mp3

where the hero is blinded by radiation from an atomic rocket motor.

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm