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U.S. sending nuclear reactor to moon

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?
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.
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.
Can the U.S. put a nuclear reactor on the moon?
The Trump administration is expected to soon announce plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. FOX News' CB Cotton looks into why there's support for the plan, as well as if the U.S. is legally allowed to do it.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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
NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon. Here’s what the law has to say
The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, the new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.
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