Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nuclear_Engine_for_Rocket_Vehicle_Application
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear thermal rocket engine program
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NERVA
gptkbp:category gptkb:satellite
nuclear technology
cancelled space program
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:endDate 1973
gptkbp:engineType nuclear thermal rocket
gptkbp:fuelType liquid hydrogen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application
gptkbp:legacy influenced later nuclear propulsion studies
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:NERVA_NRX
gptkb:NERVA_XE
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkb:Robert_W._Bussard
gptkbp:purpose develop nuclear thermal rocket engines for space exploration
gptkbp:reactorType solid-core nuclear reactor
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Saturn_V
gptkb:Project_Rover
Mars mission concepts
gptkbp:specificImpulseVacuum ~850 seconds
gptkbp:startDate 1955
gptkbp:status cancelled
gptkbp:testLocation gptkb:Nevada_Test_Site
gptkbp:thrust 250,000 pounds-force (NERVA XE)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NERVA_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6