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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 moon reactor directive, X-37B mission and Cargo Dragon launch | Space Beat

This week on Space Beat, Rob and Space reporter Brooke Edwards discuss the NASA directive to put a nuclear reactor on the ...
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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...
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NASA to build nuclear reactor on Moon by 2030: What is behind the ambitious plan?

NASA has unveiled plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 as part of its Artemis program, which aims to return ...

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.

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

The Trump administration is accelerating plans to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a base for humans. The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by Acting NASA ...

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 ...