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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 ...
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D.C. residents express concern over crime crackdown. And, Ford invests big in EVs

Washington, D.C., residents express concerns over what Trump's crime crackdown could mean for them. And, Ford plans to invest ...
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NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon: Here’s what to know

NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon. An expert explains why this is not as an arms race but a strategic ...
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Sean Duffy is doing his a great job at NASA, but it might not be enough

As able as he is, the situation cries out for a permanent NASA administrator, someone with the respect of both President Trump and the Congress.

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 ...

NASA Aims for U.S. to Be First to Put Nuclear Reactor on the Moon: ‘To Have a Base on the Moon, We Need Energy’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the interim NASA administrator, proclaimed that the U.S. needs to ‘get our act together’ ...
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‘New Kind of Partnership’ Emerges in Trump’s Plan To Lead a ‘Second Space Race’ to the Moon and Beyond

As China and Russia race to stake their claim, America is bidding to get ahead through a fusion of federal funding and ...
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NASA nuclear reactor plan

The Trump administration is pushing efforts to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a future human base. A newly ...
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Inside NASA's development of nuclear power on the moon

According to a recent directive from acting administrator Sean Duffy, the space agency will launch a nuclear reactor to the moon by 2030.

Inside NASA's fast-track plans for lunar nuclear power and new space stations to outpace global rivals

Facing a new space race with China and Russia, NASA is fast-tracking lunar nuclear power development and commercial space ...
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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 ...

NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon – a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say

In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2035. This plant would support its planned international lunar research station. The United States ...