Space Policy Edition: Is this the moment for in-space nuclear power?

01 Aug 2025 • 70 min • EN
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The 2020s will be a decisive decade for in-space nuclear power. So argues Dr. Bhavya Lal, whose new report reframes the conversation around a simple idea: power, not propulsion, is nuclear's most immediate and disruptive capability. Power is what enables humans to stay and build on distant locales; without an abundance of it, she warns, we will never be more than visitors. But in an era of super heavy-lift capability, does this vision still require a nuclear solution, or can we simply brute-force our future in space with cheaper alternatives? Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/bhavya-lal-space-nuclear-power See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From "Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science"

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