Nuclear Rocket Petition On White House Website

RocketAcademy writes "A petition on the White House website is calling for the United States to rapidly develop a nuclear thermal rocket engine. Nuclear rockets are a promising technology, but unless NASA develops a deep-space exploration ship such as Johnson Space Center's Nautilus X, a nuclear rocket would be wasted. Launching nuclear rockets may pose regulatory and political problems as well. Practical applications may depend on mining uranium or thorium on the Moon."

Why not have a petition for something USEFUL?

[Anonymous Coward]

Like free hookers / pot?

Re:Why not have a petition for something USEFUL?

[Anonymous Coward]

Like free hookers / pot?

Free hookers are called WIVES.

But in the end, they are pretty expensive.

Another Deathstar?

[AndyKron]

I don't know, I'm still despondent over the response about building a Death-star. I really thought blowing up planets was their policy.

Re:Why not have a petition for something USEFUL?

[cusco]

I don't see a problem . . .