Actually heard they were thinking of detonating nukes behind an umbrella-like shield to push spacecraft really fast. Think the sudden acceleration might be a little ... violent?
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Actually heard they were thinking of detonating nukes behind an umbrella-like shield to push spacecraft really fast. Think the sudden acceleration might be a little ... violent?
There would be far less force applied than you would feel on earth. In space the blast can't create a shockwave. It would probably be pretty inefficient TBH. The only force pushing the spacecraft forward would come from the act of pushing the nuke out, and whatever particles from the explosion hit the umbrella. Unlike earth where the blast throws out a pressure wave in the atmosphere.
No, the real nerds go "Oh, yeah, Project Orion. I remember reading about that."
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