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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 ...
Yes, a Moon Base
In his first bold policy stroke as NASA’s interim head, Sean Duffy has directed the agency to put a 100-kilowatt nuclear ...
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D.C. residents express concern over crime crackdown. And, Ford invests big in EVs
Washington, D.C., residents express concerns over what Trump's crime crackdown could mean for them. And, Ford plans to invest ...
Climate: Mr. President, Pacific Northwest Water Does NOT Flow To L.A.
In this week's Current Climate newsletter, correcting presidential misinformation on water; the Moon is going nuclear; Ford ...
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NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon: Here’s what to know
NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon. An expert explains why this is not as an arms race but a strategic ...
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Sean Duffy is doing his a great job at NASA, but it might not be enough
As able as he is, the situation cries out for a permanent NASA administrator, someone with the respect of both President Trump and the Congress.
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’ ...
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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‘New Kind of Partnership’ Emerges in Trump’s Plan To Lead a ‘Second Space Race’ to the Moon and Beyond
As China and Russia race to stake their claim, America is bidding to get ahead through a fusion of federal funding and ...
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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 ...
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NASA nuclear reactor plan
The Trump administration is pushing efforts to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a future human base. A newly ...
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Inside NASA's development of nuclear power on the moon
According to a recent directive from acting administrator Sean Duffy, the space agency will launch a nuclear reactor to the moon by 2030.