00:00An interesting idea came from Jared Isaacman, the briefly nominated pick for NASA Administrator,
00:06who will not be taking the position after all.
00:08If he had led NASA, he wanted to move away from expensive rockets like the SLS that are
00:15now better handled by the commercial market.
00:17Instead, he was planning a multi-billion dollar project.
00:21Nuclear propulsion systems in the megawatt class.
00:24Because these are exactly the kinds of projects that public research and development institutions
00:30should pursue.
00:32Projects that are too complex, unprofitable and cumbersome for private companies.
00:39Just think about what kind of permits you would need to experiment with highly enriched uranium.
