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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 ...

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

"Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon" is not a headline I imagined reading before last week. Sure, as a sci-fi ...

NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon — a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say

Recently, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy reportedly suggested a U.S. reactor would be operational on the moon by 2030.
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NASA plans to land a nuclear fission reactor on Moon

NASA's plan to deploy a nuclear fission reactor on the Moon by 2030 presents complex questions regarding its ideal location and protection from lunar regolith.

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.

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 ...

Nasa to put nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 - US media

US space agency Nasa will fast-track plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, according to US media. It is part ...

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 ...

Inside NASA's fast-track plans for lunar nuclear power and new space stations to outpace global rivals

Facing a new space race with China and Russia, NASA is fast-tracking lunar nuclear power development and commercial space ...

Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy to announce plans for building nuclear reactor on the moon

The space agency has previously explored the possibility of installing a electricity-generating nuclear reactor on the lunar ...

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’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the interim NASA administrator, proclaimed that the U.S. needs to ‘get our act together’ ...
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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 ...