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NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means

The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy that was sent ...
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NASA nuclear reactor plan

The Trump administration is pushing efforts to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a future human base. A newly ...
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Industry supports NASA plans to accelerate work on lunar nuclear reactors

A new NASA directive to accelerate development of a nuclear reactor for the moon has is aggressive but achievable, industry ...

NASA moves up lunar nuclear reactor plan to counter China, Russia

NASA's acting administrator has directed the US space agency to be ready to run a nuclear reactor on the moon by the end of ...

NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon – a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say

In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2035. This plant would support its planned international lunar research station. The United States ...

NASA Is Getting Fired Up About a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

Placing an atomic energy source on the lunar surface is “not science fiction,” experts say, but does pose technical ...

Inside NASA’s fast-track plans for lunar nuclear power and new space stations to outpace global rivals

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!Amid significant budget cuts, NASA is fast-tracking the development of nuclear ...

Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2030? NASA’s Bold Plan And Why It Matters

NASA has been working behind the scenes for years to develop compact nuclear power systems designed to support lunar bases, ...
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NASA boss calls for nuclear reactor on the Moon

Science budget? Whatever. It's all about beating China and Russia NASA's Acting Administrator, Sean Duffy, has directed the ...

NASA to fast-track plan to put nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030

It comes just three months after China and Russia announced they were considering a joint effort to also put a nuclear power ...
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Inside NASA's development of nuclear power on the moon

According to a recent directive from acting administrator Sean Duffy, the space agency will launch a nuclear reactor to the moon by 2030.

NASA’s moon nuclear reactor: What to know

While nuclear reactors have been around on Earth for over 70 years, placing them on the moon would be unprecedented. NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, is aiming to do the undone: a reactor ...