nuclear technology before. we ve got nuclear batteries on the voyager 2 space probe launched back in 1977. it s still going, exploring the universe. ultimately, nasa is hoping to use nuclear generators on the moon and mars to provide power and heat for future astronaut bases. back to you. so cool, thank you, tom. and you can watch more of tom s reporting on the epic space race to mars on meet the press reports on nbc news, and on peacock. that does it for us this hour. make sure to joining us for chris jansing reports every weekday, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. our coverage continues with katy tur reports right now. good to be with you. i m katy tur. there are eight working days left, and still no sign that president biden and speaker mccarthy are any closer to a deal. speaker mccarthy just spoke to
yevgeny prigozhin, russia sends regular troops to reinforce that line, will russia hold that line, will ukraine forces see that as an opportunity and push back into the city. they have been using bakhmut as a way to tie up russian forces while they rearm and organize elsewhere. maybe that is the plan. we know president zelenskyy is returning to this country, his home country after a very triumphant weekend in japan. we will be watching this very very closely, chris, but as you said, not of strategic importance, but incredibly symbolic and a russian propaganda win in their country. as we anticipate the language awaited counter offensive, we ll dive into the race to recruit enforcements for ukraine s army. that in 60 seconds. ukraine s army that in 60 seconds with its customizable options chain,
in ukraine, there is a major dispute over whether the grueling battle for bakhmut is over. if russia does claim the city, they say they have control, it has come at a tremendous cost. at least 20,000 russian soldiers died there, according to u.s. intelligence. we don t know how many ukrainians have been killed, neither kyiv nor the u.s. releases those estimates, but ukraine has a much smaller army, making every lost soldier that much more costly, and now both sides are racing to turn raw recruits into elite fighters who can replace fallen veterans, a race that could determine the outcome of the war. joining us now, wall street journal reporter ian lovitt, and igor novakof, thank you for joining us. your reporting is fascinating to train thousands of conscripts for this long awaited counter