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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, 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,
NASA Lunar Reactor Directive
July 31, 2025 Officials-in-Charge of Headquarters Offices Directors, NASA Centers FROM: Acting Administrator NASA SUBJECT: Directive on Fission Surface Power (FSP) Development Executive Summary • . • Fission surface power (FSP) is both an essential and sustainable segment of the lunar and Mars power architectures for future human space exploration missions.
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S. Korean lunar orbiter Danuri completes map of moon's surface
South Korea's unmanned lunar orbiter Danuri has completed a comprehensive map of the moon's surface in another milestone in ...
China, in collaboration with Russia and other countries, has also set a goal of building a lunar base by 2045. India also has ...
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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 ...
Neil Alden Armstrong was born on Aug. 5, 1930, in Ohio. A naval pilot from 1949 to 1952, Armstrong flew 78 missions in Korea.
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