[PSAS] Project Orion?

2012-08-22 Thread mark gross
I went to a conference lately and they Dyson fellow gave a talk about what his dad worked on. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_%28nuclear_propulsion%29 I bet this has been talked about before on your list. They did a prototype using C4 and black powder. It was very cool. I'm wondering

Re: [PSAS] Project Orion?

2012-08-22 Thread Andrew Greenberg
Hi Mark! > I bet this has been talked about before on your list. Once or twice it's come up... there's nothing quite as stylish as riding nuclear explosions into space. ;) > They did a prototype using C4 and black powder. Here's the video for those who are interested: http://www.youtube.com/wa