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What comes after BFR for SpaceX, a nuclear-powered rocket?

What comes after BFR for SpaceX, a nuclear-powered rocket?


Many spacecraft, especially those that travel deep into the solar system, beyond the practical use of solar cells, already make use of nuclear power. They use radioactive material to heat one junction of a thermocouple and so generate electricity by the thermoelectric or Seebeck effect.
Should SpaceX explore the possibility of nuclear-powered rockets?


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