"NERVA", the nuclear propulsion system for the Shuttle "Pathfinder" is also the name of the propulsion system used on the British Shuttle "Churchill" in the 1985 film Lifeforce (1985).
Both were inspired by an actual, but never-used NASA propulsion design.
Both were inspired by an actual, but never-used NASA propulsion design.
Upon launching Pathfinder, Baldwin says "Underway on nuclear power..." echoing the first quote of the USS Nautilus upon launching in 1955.