That was missile turbojet/ramjet power, not nuclear rocket.Russia's nuclear powered rocket research lab suffered an explosion and 5 scientists died few days back
That was missile turbojet/ramjet power, not nuclear rocket.
And cruise missiles are either ramjet or turbofan. In a rocket, the reactor heats a gas contained in the missile, this would be less efficient inside the atmosphere where air can be used instead of a self-contained gas.Do you have any Source? From what I read, it was small nuclear reactor for powering cruise missiles. Russia last year claimed that they already built nuclear powered cruise missiles