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This is a normal post It reminded me of Project Orion
Where nuclear bombs were going to be lobbed out of the back of a rocket to propel it. There are videos of non-nuclear prototypes being tested - how that didn't make them go "Yeah, this is nuts" beggars belief.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
Only slightly more nuts than nuclear ramjets. Crazy times.
(, Sat 14 Feb 2026, 7:27, Reply)
This is a normal post At the end of his autobiography Teller laments how he couldn't get agreement to use reasonably small atomic bombs for civil engineering projects

(, Sat 14 Feb 2026, 10:28, Reply)
This is a normal post
Some footage of the (non-nuclear) tests: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYoLcJuBtOw&t=120s

The whole documentary is worth a watch.
(, Sat 14 Feb 2026, 16:13, Reply)