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Nuclear Rocket Petition On White House Website

Posted by samzenpus on from the rad-rocket dept.

RocketAcademy writes "A petition on the White House website is calling for the United States to rapidly develop a nuclear thermal rocket engine. Nuclear rockets are a promising technology, but unless NASA develops a deep-space exploration ship such as Johnson Space Center's Nautilus X, a nuclear rocket would be wasted. Launching nuclear rockets may pose regulatory and political problems as well. Practical applications may depend on mining uranium or thorium on the Moon."

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  1. Why not have a petition for something USEFUL? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Like free hookers / pot?

    1. Re:Why not have a petition for something USEFUL? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Like free hookers / pot?

      Free hookers are called WIVES.

      But in the end, they are pretty expensive.

    2. Re:Why not have a petition for something USEFUL? by cusco · · Score: 3, Funny

      I don't see a problem . . .

      --
      "Think about how stupid the average person is. Now, realise that half of them are dumber than that." - George Carlin
  2. Another Deathstar? by AndyKron · · Score: 1, Funny

    I don't know, I'm still despondent over the response about building a Death-star. I really thought blowing up planets was their policy.