The Potential of Nuclear Power for High-speed Ocean-going Air-cushion Vehicles: By Frank E. Rom and Albert F. Kascak

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TitleThe Potential of Nuclear Power for High-speed Ocean-going Air-cushion Vehicles: By Frank E. Rom and Albert F. Kascak
NASA technical memorandum
AuthorFrank E. Rom
ContributorsLewis Research Center, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PublisherNational Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1969
Length33 pages
  
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