Nuclear Thermal Rocket

A Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR) or (NERVA) is a kind of Maneuver Drive used on vessels.

• They are also commonly called Relativistic Drives or Reaction Drives among other terms.
• It is a kind of Ship Equipment.

Description (Specifications)

Nuclear Thermal Rockets use a nuclear power plant (fusion or fission) to super-heat reaction mass to a plasma state to produce thrust.

STL Drive Specifications

STL Drive Specifications (Starship Propulsion)

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History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

• Advanced versions of the NTR or NERVA-drive form the basis for the HEPlaR Drive.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Loren Wiseman. "Sublight Drives." Challenge 72 (1994): TBD.
• Charles E. Gannon. Hard Times (Game Designers Workshop, 1991), 84.
• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 72-73.
• Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 71.
• David Golden, Guy Garnett. Fire, Fusion & Steel (Imperium Games, 1997), 65.
• Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 328-331.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science