Have y’all corresponded with any of the Mars mission initiatives? It seems to me getting to Mars in two weeks and then having plenty of energy on-site (as well as heat, which is a hassle in space, but really useful on a giant iceball of a planet) is a game changer. I know someone mentioned that somewhere in the forums.
Rapid, efficient space propulsion would also make asteroid mining much more feasible, which would be a REAL game changer.
Heck, being able to get 5 MW out of a three-ton generator for 5 pounds of fuel a year would probably make getting out of our gravity well much more feasible, which would make everything else in space immensely easier even if the reactor could only work doing that.
