Nuclear pulse propulsion is a technology that would work. It was being developed in the 1960s but it was stopped because of the nuclear test ban treaty and concerns over fallout inside the ...

He also worked on the famous Project Orion, which used nuclear bombs for propulsion. In this article we’ll take a look at these and other parts of Mr. Dyson’s legacy, as well as the influence ...

In 1958, that was the question facing nuclear physicist Freeman Dyson and the team behind Project Orion — one of many Cold War attempts to find new beneficial uses for the bomb. Then one day ...

He also worked on the famous Project Orion, which used nuclear bombs for propulsion. In this article we’ll take a look at these and other parts of Mr. Dyson’s legacy, as well as the influence ...