You are viewing a single comment's thread from:RE: Project Orion: The Starship Propelled by Nuclear BombsView the full contexttoxonaut (52)in #space • 8 years ago I wonder what would be the g load on the astronauts after each blast ?
It is discussed in the Project Orion page on wikipedia - 100g for unmanned, 2G for humans. the pusher plate would be on pistons to absorb and buffer the shock.