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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 its planned international lunar research station. The United States countered in August, when acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy reportedly suggested a U.S. reactor would be operational on the Moon by 2030.
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.
The Cedar Park, Texas-based space company sold more than 19 million shares in its initial public offering at $45 apiece, ...
The northern lights may be possible to view from parts of the UK this evening and tomorrow, August 9. Auroras are colourful ...
Interlune hopes to mine the rare helium-3 isotope from the lunar surface. Customers are already lining up, including the U.S.
The US House committee in charge of space just approved a bill to establish a new time zone on the moon, where time moves a little bit faster than here on Earth.
Honda R&D Co., Ltd., which opened its Space Strategy Office in 2023, is supporting this initiative through research and technical development.
The White House's 2026 budget proposal threatens dozens of active and upcoming science missions designed to explore the cosmos.
The rule, referred to as Part 450, was approved during Trump’s first term and aimed to streamline commercial space ...
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