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Trump plans to send nuclear reactor to Moon

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

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Give the Moon a Big, Beautiful Base

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