Talk:NERVA

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Those are rather crappy links, they seem to go to a page with low content, yet lots of ads?

From a NASA website article... [NERVA]"...demonstrated an eddictive exhaust velocity of 24,450 ft/sex, far more than any chemically-fueled rocket could achieve." This is in complete contradiction to this article. http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4221/ch3.htm

As I understand it, exhaust velocity != thrust. Thrust is baiscally mass / time * velocity of the exhaust. That would give me the idea, that the throughput of NERVA was not big enough. Regards -- M

[edit] Kiwi technology?

From the article:

"The NERVA rocket engine was based on Kiwi nuclear reactor technology."

What does this mean? Was Kiwi the name of a project? Or is this referring to New Zealanders? Cite, please? -- Karada 16:10, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

From the Nuclear thermal rocket Article "The reactor was not intended for flight, hence the naming of the rocket after a flightless bird". It has nothing to do with the slang term for New Zealanders. I have re-inserted this back into the NERVA article with the clarification. -- Roidroid 07:03, 4 October 2007 (UTC)