Foust Forward | Space nuclear power tries to get some satisfaction

As the audience settled into their seats at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center for the latest meeting of the National Space Council Aug. 20, they were treated to a soundtrack of classic rock and pop music. Well, “treated” might be too strong of a word: as the start of the meeting was delayed, attendees discovered that the playlist was both rather limited — some songs played two or three times — and were simply staples of Trump campaign rallies, rather than having anything to do with space.