The RSA director is doing a shout-out for nuclear space science.

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia should build a new nuclear-powered spaceship for prospective manned missions to Mars and other planets, the nation's space chief said Thursday.

Anatoly Perminov first proposed building the ship at a government meeting Wednesday but didn't explain its purpose. President Dmitry Medvedev backed the project and urged the government to find the money.

In remarks posted Thursday on his agency's Web site, Perminov said the nuclear spaceship should be used for human flights to Mars and other planets. He said the project is challenging technologically, but could capitalize on the Soviet and Russian experience in the field. Perminov said the preliminary design could be ready by 2012, and then it would take nine more years and cost 17 billion rubles (about $600 million, or euro400 million) to build the ship. link

Well someone asked me to interview Dr. Perminov. I don't interview VIPs unless I get help meaning, formulate questions and market the interview on facebook and twitter. 

I would if I get help from the NS members and staff with questions. Since I'm always pressed for time and no doubt Dr. Perminov is pressed for time so I would do a text type interview and I would have to get the accreditation issue solved first.

And no doubt like previous interviews with gov't officials on aerospace and nukes it would be rather proprietary and cryptic to say the least.