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Post by Amberlight on Nov 27, 2014 21:12:54 GMT
Because Minerva has a strong taboo against nuclear anything. And nuclear charges are hard to make and require a nuclear reactor and a lot of other stuff. And it's not exactly reliable system either. I mean, getting propelled by the bombs... what could go wrong, huh?
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Post by dwergar on Nov 27, 2014 21:28:05 GMT
Not bombs. Built-in nuclear reactor, with it and first refrigeration loop (Likely to be filled with something like hydrargyrum) isolated, while second loop is open and filled with something fluid.
Just like conventional chemical rocket - without fire.
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Post by Adriano The Fabulous Fennec on Nov 27, 2014 22:07:53 GMT
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Post by Adriano The Fabulous Fennec on Nov 27, 2014 22:08:35 GMT
Nuclear pollution is enough on Earth, no need to get it dirtier ! Turkmen know a lot about it !
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Post by dwergar on Nov 27, 2014 22:25:24 GMT
With all those bombs... It would not change anything.
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Post by rat on Nov 27, 2014 22:27:03 GMT
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Post by Adriano The Fabulous Fennec on Nov 27, 2014 22:28:01 GMT
MINERVA might as well use some kind of railgun/Gauss cannon to launch his satellites no ?
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Post by dwergar on Nov 27, 2014 22:33:27 GMT
Well... It can.
But the only project I'd heard of was containing build of 4,000 kilometers long electromagnetic catapult - long enough to divide Sahara desert into northern and southern parts.
You should understand, how much money that would require and how many energy should be used just to maintain it.
Also, such unit would be greatly underused. That project I'd mentioned sayed that cargo could be launched every couple of hours...
Or it was minutes?
Anyway, not much sense in such construction.
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Post by Adriano The Fabulous Fennec on Nov 27, 2014 22:38:56 GMT
Oh, well, i understand.
Waste of resources and people.
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Post by theleakingpen on Nov 28, 2014 3:55:22 GMT
Not bombs. Built-in nuclear reactor, with it and first refrigeration loop (Likely to be filled with something like hydrargyrum) isolated, while second loop is open and filled with something fluid. Just like conventional chemical rocket - without fire. Rocketship Galileo baby! |
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Post by Amberlight on Nov 28, 2014 8:06:28 GMT
Well, there are some promicing nuclear engines, but although it has high specific impulse the thrust isn't that high. And it's jus too far away from being made, so unless Minerva spent a lot of resources on it - and I imagine the space wasn't a top priority. So it won't fit the setting.
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Post by Adriano The Fabulous Fennec on Nov 28, 2014 9:57:12 GMT
And what about thermonuclear fusion ?
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Post by dwergar on Nov 28, 2014 12:45:38 GMT
No thermonuclear fusion.
Unless you think about Orion drived by thermonuclear bombs.
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Post by theleakingpen on Nov 30, 2014 17:15:24 GMT
LENR? cold fusion totally out the window? Rossi's ecat?
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Post by Adriano The Fabulous Fennec on Nov 30, 2014 17:37:56 GMT
LENR could be used, no ?
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