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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 ...
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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...
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NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030

NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon. For several years now, the agency has been working to get a ...

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.
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'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)

Duffy went further than simply saying he wants the United States to beat China to the moon, however. The acting NASA chief ...

NASA races to put nuclear reactors on moon and Mars

The United States is rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the moon and Mars, and hopes to launch the first system by the ...

NASA to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030, report states

Even with the Trump administration slashing NASA’s budget and workforce, the space agency is moving ahead with a bold plan to ...