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01-22-2003, 02:29 PM
BBCnews.com
Wednesday, 22 January, 2003, 15:22 GMT
Nasa to go nuclear
New propulsion systems would cut the travel time to Mars
By Dr David Whitehouse
BBC News Online science editor
President Bush is set to endorse using nuclear power to explore Mars and open up the outer Solar System.
...a tremendously positive step that will greatly enhance the prospects for human exploration and settlement of the Solar System
Robert Zubrin, Mars Society
He is expected to back the US space agency's recent nuclear propulsion initiative, Project Prometheus, either in his State of the Union speech, due on 28 January, or later this year when he submits his 2004 budget to Congress.
It is believed he will give the initiative $1bn over five years, arguing that nuclear propulsion represents an essential technology for the manned and unmanned exploration of space.
new propulsion systems will spark controversy from anti-nuclear groups (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2684329.stm)
Wednesday, 22 January, 2003, 15:22 GMT
Nasa to go nuclear
New propulsion systems would cut the travel time to Mars
By Dr David Whitehouse
BBC News Online science editor
President Bush is set to endorse using nuclear power to explore Mars and open up the outer Solar System.
...a tremendously positive step that will greatly enhance the prospects for human exploration and settlement of the Solar System
Robert Zubrin, Mars Society
He is expected to back the US space agency's recent nuclear propulsion initiative, Project Prometheus, either in his State of the Union speech, due on 28 January, or later this year when he submits his 2004 budget to Congress.
It is believed he will give the initiative $1bn over five years, arguing that nuclear propulsion represents an essential technology for the manned and unmanned exploration of space.
new propulsion systems will spark controversy from anti-nuclear groups (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2684329.stm)