...pensate for that by speeding up the [[codex:fission]] by speeding up the [[fission]]. Damage to [[reactor]] might lead to slower response and higher temperatu
...ain, Nuclear Thermal Rockets have poor [[propellant economy]] due to low [[codex:exhaust velocity]] and [[specific impulse]]s.
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====== Nuclear fission ======
...rge amounts of energy and causes a nuclear chain reaction in nearby atoms. Fission rocket use fissionable fuel in order to produce [[thermal power]] to the [[
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...:spaceship]], providing it with both [[codex:thermal power|thermal]] and [[codex:electrical power]].
...ormed by [[codex:turbine]]s, [[codex:magnetoplasmadynamic genrator]]s or [[codex:thermoelectric generator]]s in small crafts.
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