Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy

Sounds like an interesting approach, but for now we need more nuclear power here on earth!

Caveat: I did not read the article.

"NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade – but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. ..."

Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy