Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship by George Dyson

Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship

George Dyson

368 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging slow-paced
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In 1957, a small group of scientists, supported by the U.S. government, launched an attempt to build a four-thousand-ton spaceship propelled by nuclear bombs. The initial plan called for missions to Mars by 1965 and Saturn by 1970. After seven yea...

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