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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 to NASA officials in July and obtained by NPR. It's an ambitious target that has some in the scientific community concerned about high costs and a potentially unrealistic schedule.
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 achievable goal that could transform space exploration, experts tell WIRED.
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 challenges.
NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030
NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon. For several years now, the agency has been working to get a 40-kilowatt fission system ready for launch to the moon by the early 2030s. But interim NASA chief Sean Duffy is about to announce a more ambitious path, via a directive set to be released this week, according to Politico.
Race to build nuclear reactor on moon raises galaxy of legal questions
Under Trump, NASA is accelerating a push to put a reactor on the moon, ahead of China and Russia. The plan could involve a “keep-out zone” on the lunar surface.
Trump plans to send nuclear reactor to Moon: Who owns the Moon?
It's a 21st-century 'space race.' The Trump administration has announced plans to send a nuclear reactor to the moon. Now, many are asking: Do they have the legal right to do that — and who owns the moon?
A Nuclear Reactor on the Moon? Come Again?
The acceleration of nuclear development is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to focus NASA on human spaceflight. A reactor would be useful for long-term stays on the moon.
Is U.S. and NASA putting a nuclear reactor on the moon? Here's why and what to know
Is NASA going to put a nuclear reactor on the moon? Here's what Sean Duffy said about U.S. race against China in space and going to Mars.
Transportation Secretary Duffy to announce nuclear reactor development plan for the moon
Sean Duffy, serving as interim NASA administrator, reportedly plans to direct the agency to develop a nuclear reactor for lunar deployment within six years
New NASA head wants moon nuclear reactor, with likely launch from Florida
The new temporary head of NASA wants to get nuclear power on the moon before China, which could mean another Florida launch with radioactive material.
Hear what Neil deGrasse Tyson thinks about the plan to build nuclear reactor on the moon
CNN’s Victor Blackwell speaks with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about NASA’s desire to make the US the first country to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.

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