Payload, Speed Trade Seen With Space Nukes

Scientists examining the capabilities of nuclear-powered spacecraft for robotic missions to distant regions of the solar system are finding more promise in the payloads a nuke could deliver than in the speed it would offer. With Congress on board for a space nuclear power program run by NASA and the...

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