[AR] Re: Alternative propulsion was: Flying to Orbit with Hydrogen?
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 18:08:55 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 25 Dec 2019, Anthony Cesaroni wrote:
Henry,
Fission has always be a government controlled and funded energy source.
It's current limitations and lack of real progress are self-imposed.
It's broken and can't be fixed in this regard. Blame Leslie Groves and
his successors.
I maybe 75% agree. My reservations are because, I'd say, given the other
applications of the technology, a certain amount of government control
really was inevitable even if the early history had been different. This
applies especially strongly to space applications, which have a tendency
to want (near-)bomb-grade fission fuels.
Henry
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