# 1651: "The NERVA Program"

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Podcast: [Interesting Things with JC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896)
Published: 2026-05-13T07:00:58+00:00
Episode link: https://jimconnors.net/interesting-things-with-jc/2026/5/13/vnpfhh626ifguyiy3ayecnlab51uj8
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Duration seconds: 176

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Interesting Things with JC #1651: "The NERVA Program" – A rocket engine fires in the Nevada desert without burning fuel the normal way, and a uranium reactor heats liquid hydrogen until it blasts through the nozzle; the tests work, the engine restarts, but the Mars rocket never leaves Earth.

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