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Are nuclear air breathing dual-cycle rockets possible? You heat atmospheric air from a nuclear reaction in the lower atmosphere, and then switch to hydrogen propellant to reach space. Would this be a viable SSTO engine? Maybe stick an aerospike on the end while you're at it?

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