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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.
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.
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.
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.
cough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ5__1PPgNQ cough
See the problem is that that's a Proton M that was built by russia instead of a soyuz that was built by the soviet union
I know you are joking, but for people who don't know: Soyuz is the spacecraft, they are launched on Proton M rockets.
The video you posted is a medium lift proton m. I'm not sure a Soyuz capsule has ever launched on a proton m rocket. Soyuz capsules launch on Soyuz rockets. A derivative of the r-7 ballistic missile.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Or an intentional one.
Can you give me a reason why they would intentionally do this?
THE FUCKING COMMIES WENT AND BLEW UP THE MOON
So the west is perpetually at low tide and can never launch another ship. It's genius, really.
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.
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