> both the Orion crew capsule and Space Launch System rocket, which were built by industry partners including Lockheed Martin and Boeing, respectively, have been billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule — a fact that has prompted some scathing reports from NASA’s Inspector General. > The 2028 Mars mission, which Isaacman called Space Reactor‑1 Freedom — or SR-1 Freedom — would put nuclear electric propulsion technology to use in space for the first time. Isaacman has been a vocal proponent of the technology, which promises to offer extremely efficient engines ideal for powering missions to deep space. But the tech presents difficult design challenges and could carry high costs along with the risks inherent to launching nuclear systems, including radiation. Bringing nuclear electric propulsion to fruition is not the only goal of the SR-1 Freedom mission. https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/24/science/nasa-ignition-mars-spacecraft-moon-base Why are we fooling around with nuclear electric propulsjon if we have UAP tech? And we can just use our minds (sorry, "consciousness") to power the ships out there. lol And we're supposed to believe Lockheed has tic tacs, but they're still screwing around with conventional tech they cant even get to work right. submitted by /u/Justice989 [link] [comments]