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Sean Duffy on NASA efforts to beat China in race back to the moon

Sean Duffy, acting administrator of NASA, speaks with CBS News' Mark Strassmann about the new space race with China.

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030. Choosing where is tricky

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on Aug. 5, 2025, to build a ...

Critics shouldn’t block NASA’s nuclear path to a moon base

No great endeavor ever undertaken since the beginning of civilization has not had people saying it can’t or shouldn’t be done ...

Why on Earth would NASA build a nuclear reactor on the Moon?

In their report, Lal and Myers estimate it would cost about $800 million annually for five years to build and deploy a ...
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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 ...

WA workers on NASA Artemis moon mission feel pressure, and pride

Forty Washington companies have a hand in NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission to the moon. The space agency visited local ...

NASA launches second phase of moon recycling competition

NASA is launching the second phase of its moon recycling competition to clean up trash in space, including plastics, foams ...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Martian Moon Phobos Eclipse The Sun

The Mastcam-Z camera on NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the Martian moon Phobos as it eclipsed the sun. Credit: ...

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 ...

Washington-made rockets taking NASA to the moon for the first time in half a century

NASA’s Artemis campaign is a bold series of missions to take humans back to the moon... and those astronauts will get there ...

NASA’s moon nuclear reactor: What to know

While nuclear reactors have been around on Earth for over 70 years, placing them on the moon would be unprecedented. NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, is aiming to do the undone: a reactor ...