00:00That all sounds quite nice, but what does it mean? Starship, as a lunar lander, doesn't just need engines. It
00:08needs an entire logistics chain. Tankers, depot, long-term storage. Nuclear power acts here as an enabler, efficient cooling, active
00:20tank management, possibly even a fixed power supply at orbital depots or gateway nodes.
00:27The raptors do solve the propulsion part, but energy and thermal management are a whole different challenge.
00:34Tests like the early raptor descent burn clips answer engine questions.
00:38Nuclear systems answer the question, can we handle and distribute propellant in space over weeks, months, and years?
00:47Or even one step further, can we sustainably produce propellant on other celestial bodies?
00:53Solar cells and batteries can certainly be part of the answer in the long term.
00:58But in the short to medium term, we will very likely not be able to avoid nuclear power.
01:05And at this point, it's worth briefly shifting our perspective back to Earth.
01:10I'm also going to say that the orbit has exploded, but shown in space again and in space.
01:13You should go now in space without meaning.
01:14It's worth stepping.
01:14So a lot of people have been raised in space.
