ROCKET TEST
Full-Power Firing
(N.Z. Press Assn.— Copyright) NEW YORK, March 4. United States scientists passed a milestone in in-ter-planetary space travel yesterday with the first successful firing of a nuclear rocket system at full power. The system, fired twice from a test car similar to a flatbed railroad car, was not assembled in flight configuration. The thrust nozzle was pointed skyward. Powered by a Nerva nuclear reactor, the system was initially operated for about six minutes —1.5 minutes at full power producing 55,0001 b of thrust The second test continued for 15 minutes at slightly less than full power.
The successful test at Jackass Flats, Nevada—ensured a go-ahead for the Nerva II engine, which would have a thrust of 250,0001 b. The nuclear rocket, under development for the last 10 years at a cost of 800 million dollars, was designed for deep manned space journeys.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31002, 7 March 1966, Page 10
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146ROCKET TEST Press, Volume CV, Issue 31002, 7 March 1966, Page 10
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