NUCLEAR SPACECRAFT.—An artist's drawing of the United States first nuclear-propelled space vehicle in flight. The RIFT (reactor-in-flight-test) stage is shown. It will be built and flight-tested by the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The RIFT programme is to test the NERVA nuclear engine being developed by the Aerojet-General Corporation. The first flight test is scheduled for 1966-67 from Cape Canaveral. Without a nose cone, the vehicle will stand more than 85ft high and will be 33ft in diameter. It will be launched an top of an advanced Saturn rocket.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29972, 6 November 1962, Page 15
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96NUCLEAR SPACECRAFT.—An artist's drawing of the United States first nuclear-propelled space vehicle in flight. The RIFT (reactor-in-flight-test) stage is shown. It will be built and flight-tested by the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The RIFT programme is to test the NERVA nuclear engine being developed by the Aerojet-General Corporation. The first flight test is scheduled for 1966-67 from Cape Canaveral. Without a nose cone, the vehicle will stand more than 85ft high and will be 33ft in diameter. It will be launched an top of an advanced Saturn rocket. Press, Volume CI, Issue 29972, 6 November 1962, Page 15
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