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Jackalopes Explore Project Orion
25th November 2025 • Jackalopes Explore • Jackalopes Explore
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This week, the Jackalopes take a deep dive into one of the most astonishing declassified projects in aerospace history — Project Orion. It was a bold Cold War concept proposing a spacecraft propelled by rapid-fire nuclear explosions, capable of reaching distant planets at unprecedented speeds.

The episode explores how this explosive idea was supposed to work, why leading scientists believed it could take humans to Saturn in a matter of months, and what ultimately shut the program down.

From the science to the secrecy and the sheer audacity of the design, the Jackalopes break down every fascinating angle.

Strap in — this one’s a blast from the nuclear past!

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