even using normal fission temperatures, similat to LENR (without radiation) some have plan to use nuclear energy for rocket: NTR rockets
http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/02/fission-rockets-could-open-up-solar.html first basic idea is to use as second stage. the scientist who promote that technology, say you could start from ground, but test will be hard with classic fission, because of radiations. more easy with LENR I've read about the LOX enhanced NTR (post combustion of H with liquid O2)... anyway for me classic technology with plane, then chemical rocket in higher atmosphere , then ion reactor for deep space. a variant is NTR enhanced with atmospheric air (turbo reactor), then with LOX, then alone. anyway there seems to be many problems, as explain, a bit roughly, but clearly. but in space mission , there is plentiful of problems... 2012/2/6 Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> > Randy Wuller <[email protected]> wrote: > > ** >> I must say, when I see the words "simply NO way" used to describe the >> capabilities of a process we don't understand, my annoyance meter starts to >> twitch. >> > > Amen. Very hot, highly energetic cold fusion may be possible. Mizuno and > others have demonstrated very high temperatures and high power density > which might be suitable for ETO vehicles. > > - Jed > >
