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This would be a game-changer if it's real. The US abandoned nuclear rocketry years ago.
“Russia will Shape the Future of Spaceflight”: Announces Nuclear Powered Reusable Rocket Programme
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Russia has just raised the stakes in the space race, by going public with a reusable commercial nuclear powered launch vehicle which has been under development for the last decade. Russia says it’s going to beat Elon Musk and SpaceX’s ‘old tech’ with a nuclear rocket Mike Wehner @MikeWehner November…
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“Russia will Shape the Future of Spaceflight”: Announces Nuclear Powered Reusable Rocket Programme
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Russia has just raised the stakes in the space race, by going public with a reusable commercial nuclear powered launch vehicle which has been under development for the last decade. Russia says it’s going to beat Elon Musk and SpaceX’s ‘old tech’ with a nuclear rocket Mike Wehner @MikeWehner November…
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Russia says it’s going to beat Elon Musk and SpaceX’s ‘old tech’ with a nuclear rocket
Mike Wehner @MikeWehner
November 14th, 2018 at 2:36 PM
Elon Musk and SpaceX won’t be leading the reusable rocket space race long, at least not if Russia has anything to say about it. Russia’s Keldysh Research Center has been working on a reusable rocket solution for nearly a decade now, and now it’s ramping up the hype with a new concept video showing how its spacecraft works.
Speaking with reporters, Vladimir Koshlakov explained that Elon Musk and SpaceX pose no real threat to the group’s plans. Musk, Koshlakov says, is relying on technology that will soon be antiquated, while Russia is looking towards shaping the future of spaceflight.
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[FONT="]Read more: https://bgr.com/2018/11/14/russia-nuke-rocket-spacex-rocket/[/FONT]Mike Wehner @MikeWehner
November 14th, 2018 at 2:36 PM
Elon Musk and SpaceX won’t be leading the reusable rocket space race long, at least not if Russia has anything to say about it. Russia’s Keldysh Research Center has been working on a reusable rocket solution for nearly a decade now, and now it’s ramping up the hype with a new concept video showing how its spacecraft works.
Speaking with reporters, Vladimir Koshlakov explained that Elon Musk and SpaceX pose no real threat to the group’s plans. Musk, Koshlakov says, is relying on technology that will soon be antiquated, while Russia is looking towards shaping the future of spaceflight.
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