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Russia Develops Spaceship With Nuclear Engine
Matt_dk writes "The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has developed a design for a piloted spacecraft powered by a nuclear engine, the head of the agency said on Wednesday. 'The project is aimed at implementing large-scale space exploration programs,' Anatoly Perminov said at a meeting of the commission on the modernization of the Russian economy. He added that the development of Megawatt-class nuclear space power systems (MCNSPS) for manned spacecraft was crucial for Russia if the country wanted to maintain a competitive edge in the space race, including the exploration of the Moon and Mars."
We are looking for the nuclear wessels!
Nucular... It's pronounced Nucular!
Hey man, they like to take their time, you know, not Russian to things.
And what happens if the nuclear part were to separate over the United States and accidentally detonate? Oops!
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Wake me up when they've built a nuclear powered bus.
They need to start doing coke?
Perminov said that the draft design of the spacecraft would be finalized by 2012.
This can only end in disaster!
"Kill 'em all and let Root sort 'em out"
Well, the Soviet Union dropped a satellite with a BES-5 nuclear reactor over Canada once. But who cares about Canada anyway.
"I aim vor ze starz, but zumtimes, I hit London."
Werner Von Braun
Onda Technology Institute
Hey, a bunch of countries gaining LEO capabilities and sending up probes is completely comparable to the space special olympics.
But who cares about Canada anyway.
Eh! Canada's not a joke!
Fixed that for you.
"There are no facts, only interpretations." --Friedrich Nietzsche.
"Nuclear engine develops YOU!"
"Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell
Fixing as in repairing, or as a veterinarian medical procedure metaphor?
But who cares about Canada anyway.
Hey! Canada's not a joke, Eh!
Fixed that for you.
Fixed that fix for you, Eh never starts the sentence up here, it ends it. For starting we use "Hey" just like you do down south of the line. Oh and get off my lawn!
Fixed that for you. You know where your from, but remember where you are posting also.
After logging in slashdot still does not take you back to the page you were on. It's been that way for 20 years.
... even with the real cold war over.
Putin didn't get the memo...
"Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies."
But who cares about Canada anyway.
Hey! Canada's not a joke, Eh!
Fixed that for you.
Fixed that fix for you, Eh never starts the sentence up here, it ends it. For starting we use "Hey" just like you do down south of the line. Oh and get off my lawn!
Fixed that for you. You know where you're from, but remember where you are posting also.
There, fixed that for you.
Do not meddle in the affairs of geeks for they are subtle and quick to anger
Normally I wouldn't, but it's in keeping with the thread ...
But who cares about Canada anyway.
Hey! Canada's not a joke, Eh!
Fixed that for you.
Fixed that fix for you, Eh never starts the sentence up here, it ends it. For starting we use "Hey" just like you do down south of the line. Oh and get off my lawn!
Fixed that for you. You know where you're from, but remember where you are posting also.
Their, fixed that for you.
There, fixed that for you... This is Slashdot, after all...
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If nuclear powered spacecraft are a great idea (of which I'm less than completely convinced), then great - let's go for them. But if the motivation for building what could be a very expensive and dangerous vehicle is nothing more than "but the Russians are doing it", then count me out. That would be a totally stupid reason for doing anything.