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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 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 plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon—a space lawyer explains why
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 countered in August, when acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy reportedly suggested a US reactor would be operational on the Moon by 2030.
Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just six remain.
Similar moves by China and Russia may have pushed NASA to accelerate its plans under the terms of the Artemis Accords.
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Perseids 2025: How to watch the year’s best meteor shower despite full moon? NASA's secret tips
The annual Perseids meteor shower will peak next week. But, it may not be as spectacular as in previous years. A full moon ...
One of NASA's most-traveled astronauts in the agency's first decade, Jim Lovell flew four times, including on the ...
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NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon's south pole
NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to ...
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You can design the wheels for NASA's next moon vehicle with the 'Rock and Roll Challenge
NASA is calling on the public to help shape the future of lunar exploration by designing the next generation of wheels ...
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