Orion drive

Orion drive propulsion module schematic

Meaning

Noun

  • A theoretical means to propel spacecraft through space, by detonating nuclear bombs behind the spaceship and riding the nuclear explosions that push against the rear mounted pusher plate.
  • An engine utilizing such a method.

Origin

  • Orion + drive, since it originated from Project Orion (nuclear propulsion), a U.S. government study from the 1950s.

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