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nuclear rocket/jet engines are the worst great idea since the orion drive
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@Patashu it's an absolutely terrible idea! but it's also fantastically efficient!
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@Felthry @Patashu

It's absolutely perfect once you're already in space tbh. Getting there is the problem.

@nautilee @Patashu i don't know if i would want them to launch a bunch of refined plutonium up in a rocket....
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@nautilee @Patashu it's still better than the orion drive, where they'd be sending literal active atomic bombs up into orbit

and probably heavily polluting LEO with fallout once it activates
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