U.S. tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on Mars
I find it frustrating NASA talking about putting people on Mars but if you look at reality, it can't even put astronauts in the orbit anymore. What about solving that problem first, and when it's done, then we can dream about Mars...<p>Or are we going to outsource such mundane tasks like manned orbital space flight to the Russians and Chinese forever, while we are proudly preparing the colonization of Mars? /s