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Nuclear propulsion systems are insufficient for a long-term presence in space. We will not become truly spacefaring with chemical propulsion alone. Sustainable space transportation requires alternative paradigms to space propulsion. The Seattle-based USNC-Tech focuses on advancing nuclear technologies and in-space nuclear propulsion systems, specifically nuclear thermal propulsion - NTP and nuclear electric propulsion. NTP uses the thermal energy from a nuclear reactor to heat a rocket propellant to extremely high temperatures for high thrust (mechanical force)via the TL;DR App
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