fission rocket

/F IH1 SH AH0 N R AA0 K AH0 T/
noun
  1. 1

    (astronautics) A spacecraft having a fission reactor that powers the rocket.

  2. 2

    (astronautics) A nuclear-pulse rocket that uses fission-based atomic bombs to supply propulsive force.

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