Project Orion Files

Project Orion was a study of a intended to be directly propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the craft (nuclear pulse propulsion). Early versions of this vehicle were proposed to take off from the ground with significant associated nuclear fallout; later versions were presented for use only in space. Six non-nuclear tests were conducted using models

1. BREAKTHROUGH PHYSICS.pdf
   
   
2. FUSION PROPULSION.pdf
   
   
3. FUSION 1.pdf
   
   
4. FUSION PROPULSION.pdf
   
   
5. GENERAL ATOMIC NUCLEAR PULSE SPACE VEHICLE STUDY VOLUME 1
   
   
6. GENERAL ATOMIC NUCLEAR PULSE SPACE VEHICLE STUDY VOLUME II (SECRET)
   (Vehicle Systems Performance and Costs).
   
   
7. GENERAL ATOMIC NUCLEAR PULSE SPACE VEHICLE STUDY VOLUME III.pdf
   
   
8. GENERAL ATOMIC NUCLEAR PULSE SPACE VEHICLE STUDY VOLUME IV.pdf
   
   
9. GENERAL ATOMIC NUCLEAR PULSE SPACE VEHICLE STUDY VOLUME IV.pdf
   
   
10. NASA EXTERNAL PULSED PLASMA PROPULSION GABRIEL.pdf
    
    
11. NASA FY 2000 TECHNICAL REPORTS.pdf
    
    
12. NASA REPORT 1964 NUCLEAR PULSE SPACE VEHICLE.pdf
    
    
13. NUCLEAR PATHFINDER.pdf
    
    
14. POST SATURN NUCLEAR AND NEXUS CONCEPTS.pdf
    
    
15. PROMETHEUS.pdf
    
    
16. READY TO PRINT ORION REPORTS.pdf
    
    
17. SPACE PROPULSION.pdf