MR. O'KEEFE SERVES AN APPETIZER: NASA Chief Outlines New Nuclear, Space Plane Efforts.

• Space nuclear power
  
• Advanced (presumably nuclear electric) propulsion
  
• More aggressive space medicine/microgravity effects research for long-duration flights
  
• An 18-month OSP definition phase, followed by a three-year development/demonstration phase, and then multi-unit procurement
  

It's looking more and more like he's delivering on what he told us to expect around this time, back in September.

Posted by T.L. James on January 25, 2003 10:24 AM