Declassified Footage of 1950s Project Orion Propulsion Tests
VideoFromSpace · Demo · 4 min · 2014 · YouTube title: Project Orion Nuclear Propulsion - 1950s Tests | Unclassified Video
Why it's here
Linked as proof that the Orion concept was actually tested, whenever HN discusses nuclear propulsion or exotic spacecraft drives.
What it covers
Declassified footage of 1950s tests of Project Orion, the nuclear pulse propulsion concept, including the Hot Rod prototypes flown on conventional high explosives. It shows the pusher-plate idea working in small scale.