Nuclear Power for Space ships

A new design for a Nuclear space ship has recently been released by General Atomic. It will use a mini-mag system, which uses a magnetic field to produce a smaller nuclear explosion that will be able to propel the spaceship. The magnetic design will allow spaceships that use this design to be smaller and lighter, thus further reducing costs. They believe with this system they will be able to reach speeds up to 10% of the of the speed of light. Although the actual construction of the vehicle is a long time in the making scientist still believe this to be a great step towards helping explore the solar system.