On 1/05/2011 12:31 PM, Pat Flannery wrote:
On 4/30/2011 12:43 PM, Val Kraut wrote:
NASA also had teams studying electric fields to protect bases on the
Moon.
There's always the Caviate about power source

It would obviously require a powerful nuclear reactor be mounted on the
Mars ship.
Getting rid of the heat from that could be a real problem for the
designers, as it would require some very large radiators.

Pat

PV (photo voltaic - solar cells) can still be used on Mars.

Why does everyone seem so intent on using nukes?