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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 ...

NASA Aims for U.S. to Be First to Put Nuclear Reactor on the Moon: ‘To Have a Base on the Moon, We Need Energy’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the interim NASA administrator, proclaimed that the U.S. needs to ‘get our act together’ ...
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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 ...

Experts sound off after Trump and NASA fast-track a nuclear reactor on the moon: ‘The whole proposal is cock-eyed’

Trying to get a nuclear reactor on the surface of the moon is going to take time – maybe much longer more than NASA wants.
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NASA fast-tracks lunar reactor plan

NASA is expediting plans to deploy a 100kW nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, aiming to power future lunar bases and ...
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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 ...

NASA’s nuclear gamble on the moon faces growing skepticism

NASA’s nuclear gamble on the moon faces growing skepticism - Trying to get a nuclear reactor on the surface of the moon is going to take time – maybe much longer more than NASA wants. Julia Musto repo ...
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'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)

Duffy went further than simply saying he wants the United States to beat China to the moon, however. The acting NASA chief said that he wants the U.S. to claim the "best" part of the moon for itself.
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Trump Administration to Overhaul Drone Rules, Fast-Track Nuclear Reactor Deployment on the Moon

The Trump administration has proposed new drone regulations that will eliminate case-by-case approval processes for beyond ...

Duffy confirms fast-track plan to build nuclear reactor on the moon

The plan appears to be Duffy’s first major directive since being selected by Trump to lead NASA on an interim basis in early ...

NASA Lunar Reactor Directive

When Betelgeuse Explodes: The colossal tangerine-red star — pronounced, yes, “Beetlejuice” — is, at some point, expected to ...

Race to build nuclear reactor on moon raises galaxy of legal questions

Accelerated plans announced by NASA this month for the United States to put a nuclear reactor on the moon ahead of its geopolitical rivals would break new ground — not just on the lunar surface, but ...