[Spaceships] Orion space drive: launch from underwater?

Agemegos · 10-28-2014, 01:18 AM

G'day!

Does anyone know whether an external pulsed nuclear spaceship could be launched from underwater? My guess would be that the force from the first pulse below and the inertia of the water above would crush any possible craft.

What if a subaquatic civilisation floated their spacecraft to the surface and then lit off a nuke underneath. If the ship were big enough and the nuke small enough, could this put them into the air intact? If they are using non-fission-initiated advanced fusion, how bad is the radioactive contamination?

10-28-2014, 01:18 AM	#1
Agemegos Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oz	[Spaceships] Orion space drive: launch from underwater? G'day! Does anyone know whether an external pulsed nuclear spaceship could be launched from underwater? My guess would be that the force from the first pulse below and the inertia of the water above would crush any possible craft. What if a subaquatic civilisation floated their spacecraft to the surface and then lit off a nuke underneath. If the ship were big enough and the nuke small enough, could this put them into the air intact? If they are using non-fission-initiated advanced fusion, how bad is the radioactive contamination? __________________ Decay is inherent in all composite things. Nod head. Get treat. Last edited by Agemegos; 10-28-2014 at 06:41 AM.