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76 | Nuclear thermal/electric deep-space propulsion

B | active frontier

Primary track: Space industry and off-world systems
Secondary: ENE

Bottleneck

Power density, heat, materials, regulation

Backchain

First proof of work

Trajectory + reactor/power/thermal model

Connected study

Editorial study connections grounded in the existing technology bottlenecks and subject descriptions. Background is useful preparation, not a validated prerequisite or a complete technology curriculum.

Specific subject connections have not been mapped yet.

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