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Analysis: Why NASA is planning to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon and what the law says
Nuclear reactors in space may sound like something out of science fiction, but they are likely to prove important for powering long-term space missions.
NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means
The Trump administration is accelerating plans to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a base for humans. 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.
NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon – a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say
Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power. While it might feel like a sudden sprint, this isn’t exactly breaking news. NASA and the Department of Energy have spent years quietly developing small nuclear power systems to power lunar bases,
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’
This is about space exploration. This is about this next phase,” Duffy, interim NASA administrator and ‘The Real World’ alum, said
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.
Nuclear Energy Now – Reactors on the Moon and at Denver Airport
Nuclear Energy Now tracks the latest nuclear energy developments across technology, diplomacy, industry trends, and geopolitics. NASA to Fast-Track a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon The world may be witnessing the early steps of a twenty-first-century space race.
Why does the US want to put nuclear reactors on the moon?
If you want to know where the next nuclear reactor is being built, you may have to look up at the stars. Transportation Secretary and interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy is moving forward with a plan to construct nuclear reactors on the moon in the hopes of expanding American influence in outer space.
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