The space race has gone nuclear

KEY POINTS NASA and INL are targeting a fission-powered Mars mission by 2028 and a nuclear reactor for a permanent moon base by 2030. Second, by 2030, they will deploy a compact nuclear reactor to the moon to power a permanent human base. President Donald Trump signed four executive orders last May, with the overarching goal of quadrupling the country’s nuclear energy capacity to 400 gigawatts by 2050. | Isaac Hale, Deseret NewsAfter visiting Deployable Energy, Antares Nuclear and Radiant Nuclear, Isaacman spoke to a hodgepodge crowd of space and nuclear enthusiasts. “This is our Nautilus, and where we go from here must lead to the nuclear NASA of the future,” he said.