# The story of Project Orion

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2002
- Speaker: George Dyson
- Year: 2002
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Astronomy and space, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/george_dyson_the_story_of_project_orion)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The story of Project Orion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/george_dyson_the_story_of_project_orion/61227d2da9ce), 9 min (TED's player)