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The story of Project Orion

George Dyson · TED

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About

Author George Dyson spins the story of Project Orion, a massive, nuclear-powered spacecraft that could have taken us to Saturn in five years. His insider’s perspective and a secret cache of documents bring an Atomic Age dream to life.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2002
Speaker
George Dyson
Year
2002
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Physics, Astronomy and space, History
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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