It certainly would be. As cool as the tech sounds, I do feel more inclined to let Elon Musk and those types see how far they can run with conventional space tech and some non-nuclear efficiency optimization work.
Being able to reliably land chemical rocket first stages for reuse probably gained us a lot more than any realistic nuclear rocket design, at least as far as getting things from Earth surface into orbit.
Being able to reliably land chemical rocket first stages for reuse probably gained us a lot more than any realistic nuclear rocket design, at least as far as getting things from Earth surface into orbit.