# Project Rover—Nuclear Thermal Rocket Propulsion **URL:** \ **Category:** Continuity\ **Tags:** nuclear-propulsion, project-rover, space\ **Created:** [4 February 2022 14:11 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/project-rover-nuclear-thermal-rocket-propulsion/833 "2022-02-04T14:11:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Post date:** [4 February 2022 14:11 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/project-rover-nuclear-thermal-rocket-propulsion/833/1 "2022-02-04T14:11:32Z")
[![](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6e7acbdb991ab8a75157b28a921b6d1fc278d015.jpeg "Historic 1960s Film Describes Project Rover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=866C4qKgzeg) This film is undated, but refers to the Kiwi series of ground test reactors, which were tested between July 1959 and September, 1964. Here is more on [Project Rover](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Rover). ---
**Author:** ![CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/ctlaw/32/42_2.png) [@CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/CTLaw)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2023 13:15 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/project-rover-nuclear-thermal-rocket-propulsion/833/2 "2023-10-02T13:15:31Z")
> **[Russia May Be Planning to Test a Nuclear-Powered Missile](https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-may-planning-test-nuclear-120941940.html)** > > Satellite imagery and aviation data suggest that Russia may be preparing to test an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile — or may have recently tested one — with a theoretical range of thousands of miles. Movements of aircraft and vehicles at... ---
**Author:** ![johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/johnwalker/32/17415_2.png) [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2023 13:52 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/project-rover-nuclear-thermal-rocket-propulsion/833/3 "2023-10-02T13:52:23Z")
> [@CTLaw](#): > > [Russia May Be Planning to Test a Nuclear-Powered Missile](https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-may-planning-test-nuclear-120941940.html) The Russian [Burevestnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9M730_Burevestnik) nuclear-powered cruise missile is similar to the [Project Pluto](https://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/pluto/) nuclear ramjet cruise missile developed in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964, when it was cancelled by the McNamara whiz kids in the Pentagon in favour of the Minuteman ballistic missile. ---
**Author:** ![CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/ctlaw/32/42_2.png) [@CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/CTLaw)\ **Post date:** [6 October 2023 10:37 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/project-rover-nuclear-thermal-rocket-propulsion/833/4 "2023-10-06T10:37:06Z")
> **[Putin makes nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile test claim](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67021695)** > > The Russian leader says testing of a global-range missile was successful, but that is not confirmed.