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NASA Wants Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2030. Here's Why That Matters
Nuclear power in space isn't a new idea. Since the 1960s, the US and the Soviet Union have relied on radioisotope generators that use small amounts of radioactive elements to power satellites.
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.
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.
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 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,
Hear what Neil deGrasse Tyson thinks about the plan to build nuclear reactor on the moon
CNN’s Victor Blackwell speaks with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about NASA’s desire to make the US the first country to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.
NASA Is Already Prepping To Build Trump A Nuclear Reactor On The Moon
T his week NASA administrator Sean Duffy declared the Trump Administration's intention to land a working nuclear fission reactor on the moon by the end of the decade. “We're in a race to the moon, in a race with China to the moon,
NASA’s six-wheeled scientist captures its best Mars panorama yet
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NASA’s Perseverance rover captures crystal-clear Mars vista from Jezero Crater rim
NASA’s Perseverance rover recently shared a detailed panorama of the Red Planet’s terrain, offering a striking glimpse of ...
As NASA missions study interstellar comet, Hubble makes size estimate
A team of astronomers has taken the sharpest-ever picture of the unexpected interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using the crisp ...
NASA’s new chief has radically rewritten the rules for private space stations
On Monday, in one of his first official tasks, NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy signed a new "directive" on commercial ...
Trump moves to shut down NASA missions that measure carbon dioxide and plant health
The Trump administration wants to end two NASA missions that monitor a potent greenhouse gas and plant health.
NASA Lunar Reactor Directive
July 31, 2025 Officials-in-Charge of Headquarters Offices Directors, NASA Centers FROM: Acting Administrator NASA SUBJECT: ...
NASA told to chase potential alien probe before it's gone forever
A mysterious object from outside our solar system-one that a Harvard scientist suggests could be alien technology-is making ...
NASA Told to Overhaul Its Plans to Replace the International Space Station
A new Trump administration directive seeks to radically change NASA's vision for a continued astronaut presence in low Earth ...