Project Orion facts

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Project Orion theorized that by Setting off a Nuclear bomb every 3 minutes for 10 days was able to propel an interstellar spacecraft 7% the speed of light. Reaching the nearest star in about 50 years

how fast would project orion go?

The hypotethical "Super Orion" spaceship. It would have been propelled by over 1000 nukes detonating behind in succession, it had a diameter of 400m and a weight of 8 million tons. It was described as an "interstellar ark". The project started in 1958 and was funded by the US for 7 years.

What is the orion project?

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what is nasa orion project?

1. Project Orion, a classified spacecraft engine the US government explored in the 50s/60s that would propel itself by shooting a series of "nuclear pulse units" — atomic bombs of about Hiroshima/Nagasaki power — out the back. Researchers calculated such a ship could reach 5% the speed of light.

2. Project Orion, a study of a spacecraft intended to be directly propelled by the detonations of nuclear shaped charges directly behind it

3. Project Orion was a study of spacecraft intended to be propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the craft. Early versions of this vehicle were proposed to take off from the ground with significant associated nuclear fallout - later versions were designed for space only.

4. Project Orion (a nuclear propelled spacecraft) was actually tested on a small scale in 1958

5. Project Orion was an interstellar spaceship concept that the U.S. calculated could reach 5% the speed of light by shooting atomic bombs of Hiroshima/Nagasaki power out the back. Carl Sagan later said such an engine also would be a great way to dispose of humanity's nukes.

6. In the 50's/60's an option considered for the Orion projects propulsion was to blow up nukes behind the ship and ride the waves in space!

7. Ted Taylor, who once lit a cigarette with a nuclear bomb and led Project Orion to create a nuclear bomb powered spaceship.

8. Project Orion was a study on a spaceship propelled by a series of nuclear explosions. Theoretically, the spaceship could have reached 10% of the speed of light and would have needed 800 atomic bombs just to reach Low Earth Orbit.