Nuclear pulse propulsion

Nuclear pulse propulsion or external pulsed plasma propulsion is a hypothetical method of spacecraft propulsion that uses nuclear explosions for thrust. It originated as Project Orion with support from DARPA, after a suggestion by Stanislaw Ulam in 1947. Newer designs using inertial confinement fusion have been the baseline for most later designs, including Project Daedalus and Project Longshot.

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The Fusion Driven Rocket powered spacecraft

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• Project Orion - nuclear explosion-powered spacecraft

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		The Fusion Driven Rocket powered spacecraft		Commons
commons	image		PulsedrocketAri		Commons