Izeinwinter comments on Crazy Ideas Thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Izeinwinter 15 July 2015 06:21:06AM 0 points [-]

There are better options if you want to go nuclear for propulsion. http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/718391main_Werka_2011_PhI_FFRE.pdf

It's not an unreasonable amount of mass to get into LEO, and so very elegant as a drive.