The concept of nuclear power kinda makes sense for space travel doesn't it? Taking a small amount of material and being able to harness energy from it to create a vast amount of heat, electricity, and power. I'm not breaking any news with that thought, as there have been and are currently a lot of smarter people that are trying to make that idea a reality. One of them is Robert O'Brien, who was recently appointed as the Director of the Center for Space Nuclear Research with the Universities Space Research Association. I got the chance to ask him about where things currently stand and how nuclear power could become more prevalent in the space field.

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