00:00We are currently at a point where not only new rockets are being tested,
00:05a new class of space technology is being developed.
00:09Nuclear power in space.
00:11Not as a source of fear, but as a practical tool.
00:16More energy for surface operations, more power for telescopes
00:21and above all propulsion systems that can radically shorten spacecraft transit times.
00:27If that works, missions will change.
00:29From logistical burdens to repeatable, robust operations in deep space and on missions to Mars.
00:36If it doesn't work, we'll stick with chemistry.
00:39Just like we've done for half a century now.
00:42But to demonize a technology from the start,
00:45and not to research it because certain ideologies demand it,
00:50that's not right either.
