nuclear-pulse rocket
English
Noun
nuclear-pulse rocket (plural nuclear-pulse rockets)
- (astronautics) a rocket that uses the impulse imparted by the detonation of nuclear bombs as the propulsive force to propel the spacecraft
Related terms
- nuclear rocket
- pulse rocket
See also
- fusion rocket
- fission rocket
- anti-matter rocket
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