(astronautics) a rocket with a thermal gas exhaust engine, whereby the thermal fluid is heated by the nuclear reactor

plural of nuclear-electric rocket

plural of nuclear-thermal rocket

plural of nuclear-thermoelectric rocket

(astronautics) a rocket with an ion engine powered by a nuclear reactor

(astronautics) a rocket with a thermal ion engine, whereby the ions are ionized by electricity from a nuclear reactor, and the fluid that is the source of the ions is heated by that nuclear reactor to increase specific impulse.

(astronautics) a rocket that uses the impulse imparted by the detonation of nuclear bombs as the propulsive force to propel the spacecraft

plural of weak nuclear interaction

plural of strong nuclear interaction

plural of weak nuclear force