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Into orbit. its that half an hour from launch to getting into earth orbit and on to mars. thats a dangerous moment. so what you need a system where if the worst happens and the rocket explodes, the nuclear material is secure anyway. the key is going to be to develop a system. you might launch a rocket conventionally using a chemical, the kind of rockets we launch now and the nuclear rocket would take over after youre in orbit. >> exactly. what would be the benefit of that from a defense stand po...