[AR] Re: Zubrin,

  • From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:02:35 -0400 (EDT)

On Tue, 27 Aug 2019, David W. Schultz wrote:

DUMBO designs could have provided a T/W in the range of 50:1 to 100:1.

...possibly. While promising, the technology was much less mature than NERVA, and there were still some real challenges there. Does seem a pity that it wasn't pursued further.

Henry

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