NERVA nuclear rocket program

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	nuclear thermal rocket program
gptkbp:cancellationDate	budget cuts end of Apollo program
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate	1973
gptkbp:engineType	nuclear thermal rocket
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Nuclear_Engine_for_Rocket_Vehicle_Application
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	NERVA nuclear rocket program
gptkbp:intendedUse	gptkb:Saturn_V_upper_stage Mars mission propulsion
gptkbp:legacy	influenced later nuclear propulsion studies demonstrated feasibility of nuclear thermal propulsion
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Nevada_Test_Site
gptkbp:mainContractor	gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation gptkb:Aerojet_General
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:NERVA_NRX/XE gptkb:NRX-A6 gptkb:NRX-EST gptkb:Phoebus_1A gptkb:Phoebus_2A gptkb:XE_Prime
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Commission gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Project_Rover
gptkbp:purpose	develop nuclear thermal rocket engines for space exploration
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:NASA_Space_Nuclear_Propulsion_Office gptkb:SNTP_program gptkb:Project_Rover
gptkbp:specificImpulseVacuum	up to 850 seconds
gptkbp:startDate	1955
gptkbp:status	cancelled
gptkbp:thrust	up to 250,000 pounds-force
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lewis_Research_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6