** * http://ns1.nianet.org/workshops/pdfs/Olds%20LaRC%20Workshop%20Presentation%20Final.pdf *
* * *Page 14 shows an LENR thermal propulsion prototype from 2009 - 18 GW!* LENR Rocket Fully Reusable SSTO Vehicle powered by Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) Propulsion Reactor Power Payload LOX-Augmented Nuclear Thermal Rocket (H2) with LENR Reactor 18 GW 20,000 lbs to LEO On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Chemical Engineer <[email protected]>wrote: > I will interpret "Nuclear Thermal Propulsion" to including LENR... 5 years > would not be too bad for something not on the near horizon 1 year ago. > Hopefully we can have a residential HVAC/Generator before that or at least > something to heat our coffee. > > http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=13354 > > -- radiation mitigation for human spaceflight; > -- guidance, navigation, and control; > -- optical systems; > -- long-duration crew health; > -- solar power generation; > -- high-contrast imaging and spectroscopy technologies; > -- environmental control and life support systems; > -- electric propulsion; > -- detectors and focal planes; > -- instruments and sensors; > -- fission power generation; > -- lightweight and multifunctional materials and structures; > -- nuclear thermal propulsion; > -- entry, descent, and landing thermal protection systems; > -- active thermal control of cryogenic systems; and >
