inbox/queue/2026-03-24-nasa-space-reactor-1-freedom-nuclear-mars-2028.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Sources: NASASpaceFlight March 2026, Futurism, New Space Economy, NASA official
 **KB connections:**
 - [[nuclear thermal propulsion cuts Mars transit time by 25 percent and is the most promising near-term technology for human deep-space missions]] — this is NEP not NTP; the distinction matters. NTP is better for crewed missions; NEP is better for uncrewed/cargo. Check whether this source complicates or corroborates the NTP claim.
 - [[nuclear fission is the only viable continuous power source for lunar surface operations because solar fails during 14-day lunar nights]] — the fission tech being used here validates that nuclear fission for space is now operationally prioritized at NASA
-- [[fusion contributing meaningfully to global electricity is a 2040s event at the earliest]] — irrelevant to fission, but this source shows fission getting serious investment while fusion waits
+- fusion contributing meaningfully to global electricity is a 2040s event at the earliest — irrelevant to fission, but this source shows fission getting serious investment while fusion waits
 
 **Extraction hints:** Consider a new claim distinguishing NEP from NTP for Mars transit: "Nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) provides higher efficiency for uncrewed Mars cargo missions while nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) remains superior for crewed time-constrained deep space transit." This is a scope qualification the KB is currently missing.