• davel
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    7 months ago

    This article seems unhinged at every level, and I suspect it’s garbage.

    Firing a rocket carrying large quantities of fissile material into space is an accidental dirty bomb waiting to happen.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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      7 months ago

      That’s been the main reason why nuclear space propulsion hasn’t taken off. However, there are huge benefits to using nuclear power in space. There is some risk involved, but I’d personally like to see this tech developed as it would revolutionize space travel.

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      7 months ago

      ah c’mon man even the americans are using soyuz rockets at this point, very much a tried system, it’ll be fine. You fire it off either bumfuck nowhere in the pacific or alternatively cape canaveral, FL and if it goes wrong, hey, no harm done.

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        7 months ago

        I’m not critiquing the reliability of particular rockets or particular countries. You’re putting a lot of faith in the idea that the direction you meant for it to go is the direction it actually goes.

        As far as I’m concerned, these are projects for people generations from now to consider, when we’ve developed more appropriate technologies, whatever those might be.

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        7 months ago

        Can you give me a reason why they would intentionally do this?

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          So the west is perpetually at low tide and can never launch another ship. It’s genius, really.

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          I’m not saying they would, I’m saying it sounds like a great cover story for a crazy person wanting to launch a dirty bomb.