Russia Develops Spaceship With Nuclear Engine 297
Matt_dk writes "The Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos has developed a design for a piloted spacecraft powered by a nuclear engine, the head of the agency said on Wednesday. 'The project is aimed at implementing large-scale space exploration programs,' Anatoly Perminov said at a meeting of the commission on the modernization of the Russian economy. He added that the development of Megawatt-class nuclear space power systems (MCNSPS) for manned spacecraft was crucial for Russia if the country wanted to maintain a competitive edge in the space race, including the exploration of the Moon and Mars."
STIV (Score:5, Funny)
This isn't correct... (Score:5, Funny)
Nucular... It's pronounced Nucular!
Re:They haven't "developed" anything (Score:5, Funny)
Hey man, they like to take their time, you know, not Russian to things.
Re:The space race isn't over... (Score:1, Funny)
The Big Bus (Score:4, Funny)
Wake me up when they've built a nuclear powered bus.
Re:Sure Russia may not be able to afford it (Score:3, Funny)
They need to start doing coke?
Re:They haven't "developed" anything (Score:5, Funny)
Perminov said that the draft design of the spacecraft would be finalized by 2012.
This can only end in disaster!
Re:The space race isn't over... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The space race isn't over... (Score:5, Funny)
"I aim vor ze starz, but zumtimes, I hit London."
Werner Von Braun
Re:The space WHAT? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hey! (Score:5, Funny)
But who cares about Canada anyway.
Eh! Canada's not a joke!
Fixed that for you.
IN SOVIET RUSSIA (Score:2, Funny)
"Nuclear engine develops YOU!"
Re:The space WHAT? (Score:1, Funny)
Fixing as in repairing, or as a veterinarian medical procedure metaphor?
Re:Hey! (Score:3, Funny)
But who cares about Canada anyway.
Hey! Canada's not a joke, Eh!
Fixed that for you.
Fixed that fix for you, Eh never starts the sentence up here, it ends it. For starting we use "Hey" just like you do down south of the line. Oh and get off my lawn!
Fixed that for you. You know where your from, but remember where you are posting also.
Re:The space race isn't over... (Score:2, Funny)
... even with the real cold war over.
Putin didn't get the memo...
Re:Hey! (Score:5, Funny)
But who cares about Canada anyway.
Hey! Canada's not a joke, Eh!
Fixed that for you.
Fixed that fix for you, Eh never starts the sentence up here, it ends it. For starting we use "Hey" just like you do down south of the line. Oh and get off my lawn!
Fixed that for you. You know where you're from, but remember where you are posting also.
There, fixed that for you.
Re:Hey! (Score:2, Funny)
Normally I wouldn't, but it's in keeping with the thread ...
But who cares about Canada anyway.
Hey! Canada's not a joke, Eh!
Fixed that for you.
Fixed that fix for you, Eh never starts the sentence up here, it ends it. For starting we use "Hey" just like you do down south of the line. Oh and get off my lawn!
Fixed that for you. You know where you're from, but remember where you are posting also.
Their, fixed that for you.
There, fixed that for you... This is Slashdot, after all...
Ok, this needs to be said (Score:3, Funny)
If nuclear powered spacecraft are a great idea (of which I'm less than completely convinced), then great - let's go for them. But if the motivation for building what could be a very expensive and dangerous vehicle is nothing more than "but the Russians are doing it", then count me out. That would be a totally stupid reason for doing anything.