FW: “A Tall Tail” by Charles Stross
A friend sent me this Short story about the use of various propellents to power rocket engines.
Chemists will love this..
excerpt:
"You're looking for safety, right? Nuclear thermal, you launch the reactor fuel piecemeal in Soyuz or Dragon capsules with a man-rated launch escape system, then fuel the reactor once it's in orbit. No, nuclear-thermal is fine. Not very efficient, but it's not going to kill anyone. If you want efficient propulsion technology, you've got to look elsewhere. But unfortunately the best rocket tech we know of is far too dangerous to use."
"How dangerous?"
Jim winked at me. "Let me introduce you to Leonard," he said as we drifted toward the poolside cocktail bar. "He'll fill you in on it..."
> http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/07/a-tall-tail
excerpt:
"You're looking for safety, right? Nuclear thermal, you launch the reactor fuel piecemeal in Soyuz or Dragon capsules with a man-rated launch escape system, then fuel the reactor once it's in orbit. No, nuclear-thermal is fine. Not very efficient, but it's not going to kill anyone. If you want efficient propulsion technology, you've got to look elsewhere. But unfortunately the best rocket tech we know of is far too dangerous to use."
"How dangerous?"
Jim winked at me. "Let me introduce you to Leonard," he said as we drifted toward the poolside cocktail bar. "He'll fill you in on it..."
> http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/07/a-tall-tail
posted by Silent 3 @ Thursday, August 09, 2012
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