[ Or, we could have this thing that takes itself to orbit and back without losing parts of itself. We could call it the Delta Clipper.
Oh, wait, it was canned to fund that thing with wings. ]
There are also plans on the drawing board for nuclear rockets that are feasible which would make a trip to mars take only a month or two......
Guess we need more climate science from NASA instead....
Yet NASA just launched a solar powered craft to Jupiter, where only nuclear powered craft have gone before.
Guess we need more climate science from NASA instead....
Yep. I wouldn't count on anything nuclear powered out of them for manned spaceflight. NASA actually developed a successful nuclear upper stage 40 years ago, but Congress canned it.