At 00:15 26-01-2003 +0000, Alberto Monteiro wrote:

> Does anyone have a rough idea of how the nuclear propulsion works?
>
Probably the same way a chemical rocket works, if the analogy
nuclear rocket:chemical rocket::nuclear power plant:chemical power plant
is valid: a fission reaction heats something that is ejected in the opposite
direction of the movement.

But I have no idea how you could _cool_ the nuclear motor in space :-)
Open a window? It's already friggin' cold out there, might as well make use of it. :-)


Jeroen "Simple Solutions" van Baardwijk


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