Space Policy Edition: Mars via the Nuclear Option
Space Policy Edition: Mars via the Nuclear Option  
Podcast: Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
Published On: Fri Aug 06 2021
Description: Can nuclear propulsion fundamentally transform our ability to send humans to Mars? Bhavya Lal, a policy and nuclear engineering expert now working at NASA, helped write a new report on the topic for the National Academies of Sciences. She joins the show to talk about the advantages of various types of nuclear propulsion, the engineering and policy challenges that face them, and the role of government versus the private sector in developing and deploying transformational technologies. Discover more here: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/0804-2021-spe-bhavya-lal-nuclear-propulsionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.