Image:MedusaNuclearPropulsionOperatingSequenceDrawing.png

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[edit] Summary

Firing / operating sequence of a Medusa nuclear pulse propulsion spacecraft (see also Image:MedusaNuclearPropulsionConceptDrawing.png). This diagram depicts a Medusa spacecraft

• At moment of bomb / pulse unit firing (1),
• As the bomb's explosion pulse reaches the parachute canopy (2),
• Pushes the canopy, accellerating it away from the bomb explosion (3) as the spacecraft plays out the main tether with the winch, braking as it extends, starting to accellerate the spacecraft,
• And finally winches the tether back in (4).

This is own-work (George William Herbert), Jan 10, 2007, produced in Visio. It is licenced to Wikipedia under GFDL and Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike 2.5 for anyone else who prefers that over GFDL. Georgewilliamherbert 09:14, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

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• Nuclear pulse propulsion