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>>1377020
Well, as far as I agree with your statement that we should use Nuclear propulsion since a hell of time.

You have no idea how "problematic" it would be if said Nuclear Rocket exploded during one launch even out of 1000.
Fusion rocket are less risky and less radioactive but still FAR out of our range.

The problem isn't to use Nuclear in space (we already do it on small pile) but to bring it into space surely.

Since LEO are decaying Orbit I don't think we would accept one under MEO with strapped booster to send it to the sun in case of problem.

This said, I'll wait until my Venture Star is complete (the real one, not the "wrongname" one from Avatar)