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NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon. Here’s what the law has to say
The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, the new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.
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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 ...
Nuclear power roars back, thanks to Trump administration push
Although it has long triggered fears of meltdowns and radioactive waste, nuclear power is considered an 'extremely safe,' zero-emission power source.
Denver Airport Might Build Nuclear Reactor, Likely Fueling Further Conspiracy Theories
Denver's mayor and the airport CEO announced a $1.25 million feasibility study to see if the nuclear option is viable for ...
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’ ...
NASA is developing nuclear power on the moon
According to a recent directive from acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy, the space agency will launch a nuclear reactor to 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: ...
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NASA Administrator & Former ‘Real World’ Star Sean Duffy Wants To Place Nuclear Reactor On The Moon
Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry NASA’s interim administrator, Sean Duffy, wants to place a nuclear reactor on the moon ...
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'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)
Duffy went further than simply saying he wants the United States to beat China to the moon, however. The acting NASA chief ...
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Trump picks Sean Duffy as interim NASA administrator
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been tapped as NASA's new interim administrator by President Donald Trump on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (File photo) ...
NASA calls for nuclear power plant on the moon in next decade. Here's what we know.
Signed by the current Acting Administrator Sean Duffy, NASA Headquarters released a plan that calls for creating a new position, the Fission Surface Power Program Executive, who would oversee this ...
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Sean Duffy Wants a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon by 2030. He Needs Elon Musk’s Help.
If Duffy is serious about his stated objective, then he and the president must work more effectively to integrate SpaceX and other private space startups more fully into NASA.