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Project Orion

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The History of Project Orion

In 1959, Project Orion conducted a test to see if they could launch something using rapid conventional explosives. The model of the vehicle they built managed to reach an altitude of 100 meters or 300 feet. It was very easy to see how one blast that went the wrong way could easily tip it in the wrong direction and have it crash into the ground. DARPA eventually pulled funding, and Project Orion eventually sought funding from the military.

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