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Evening All,<br /><br />I was just wondering what your guys opinions are on where we should focus for our next generation of propulsion systems, as it seems we are reaching height of chemical rocket propulsion.<br /><br />Personally i think nuclear powered engine should be the next to be used for propulsion considering our considerable experience with nuclear propulsion doesn't it seem to be the next logical step to anyone else? I'd be interested to know what next generation technology is currently in development. I've heard a few times that the cutting edge technology on view today is 30 years old, I'm interested by the potential in "o3" which can be harvested in large quantities off the moon althou I realise that would be a chemical rocket. Also if anyone here had to guess when do you think (in years) that A) We'll reach the moon again. B) We'll reach Mars. C) Titan. D) Nearest Star. Also which kind of engine do you see us using over these time periods and when i say reach i mean reached by a manned spacecraft. <br /><br />Thanks for reading.