Nuclear Rocket Engine Being Transported to Test Stand
The first ground experimental nuclear rocket engine (XE) assembly, (left), is shown here in "cold flow" configuration, as it makes a late evening arrival at Engine Test Stand No. 1 at the Nuclear Rocket Develop... More
Researcher Poses with a Nuclear Rocket Model
A researcher at the NASA Lewis Research Center with slide ruler poses with models of the earth and a nuclear-propelled rocket. The Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Applications (NERVA) was a joint NASA and Ato... More
The first ground experimental nuclear rocket engine (XE) assembly, in ...
The first ground experimental nuclear rocket engine (XE) assembly, in a cold flow configuration, is shown being installed in Engine Test Stand No. 1 at the Nuclear Rocket Development Station in Jackass Flats, N... More
Drawing of a NERVA Engine - Public domain drawing
An explanatory drawing of the NERVA (Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application)thermodynamic nuclear rocket engine. The main objective of project Rover/NERVA was to develop a flight rated engine with 75,000... More