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Where on the moon NASA places its nuclear reactor isn’t simple

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on August 5 to build a nuclear fission reactor for deployment on the lunar surface in 2030. Doing so would ...

NASA Is Already Prepping To Build Trump A Nuclear Reactor On The Moon

T his week NASA administrator Sean Duffy declared the Trump Administration's intention to land a working nuclear fission ...

NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nuclear reactor on the moon

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.

US should put nuclear reactors on moon before other countries do, acting NASA administrator says

Nuclear power on the moon is critical to the United States' space exploration and national security goals, acting NASA ...
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NASA’s Plan for a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon Could Be a Lunar Land Grab

Spurred by competition from China and Russia, the Trump administration is pushing for nuclear power on the moon by 2030 ...

We don’t need nuclear reactors on the moon

Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy's plan to fast-track nuclear reactors on the moon is a ...
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Yes, the U.S. Should Put a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

The new space race isn’t about who gets to the moon first. It’s about who stays once they get there – and the key to staying ...

Why the US Is Racing to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

NASA has set a 2030 deadline to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the moon. It’s an ambitious but potentially ...
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Analysis: Why NASA is planning to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon and what the law says

Nuclear reactors in space may sound like something out of science fiction, but they are likely to prove important for ...
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NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030

NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor For several years now, the agency has been working to get a 40-kilowatt ...

NASA’s moon nuclear reactor: What to know

NASA announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon on Tuesday, in an attempt to stay ahead of China and Russia in a new space race. The goal is to have the reactor built before 2030, a ...

Why on Earth would NASA build a nuclear reactor on the Moon?

"Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon" is not a headline I imagined reading before last week. Sure, as a sci-fi ...