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Trump plans to send nuclear reactor to Moon

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.
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.
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?
Trump administration wants nuclear plant on moon by 2030
Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said the U.S. needs to move fast if it wants a power plant on the moon before China.
NASA Planning to Construct 100-Kilowatt Nuclear Reactor on the Moon by 2030
However, there are still concerns about whether NASA can meet its timeline, especially after recent deep budget cuts. Some scientists fear that the push for a lunar reactor is motivated more by geopolitical competition than by scientific need.
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.
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 Administrator Sean Duffy said.
Opinion
NASA to build nuclear reactor on the Moon – a space lawyer explains what the law has to say | The Conversation
A lunar nuclear reactor may sound dramatic, but its neither illegal nor unprecedented. But it does raise critical questions about access and power.
Space Race 2.0? US fast-tracking plans to build nuclear reactor on the Moon
The rivalry of the superpowers in space is entering a new phase, in which energy independence beyond Earth plays a key role. View on euronews
Trump’s Moon Nuclear Reactor Plan Sparks Political Backlash
The Trump administration’s ambitious plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon have sparked both excitement and concern. The proposal, championed by acting NASA Administrator and Secretary of Transportation,

NASA’s nuclear gamble on the moon faces growing skepticism

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

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 ...

Give the Moon a Big, Beautiful Base

A base on the moon would be more democratic than those that Musk and his acolytes have advocated building on Mars. Given ...