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

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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Science budget? Whatever. It's all about beating China and Russia NASA's Acting Administrator, Sean Duffy, has directed the US space agency to come up with a plan to deploy a nuclear reactor on the ...

NASA has been working behind the scenes for years to develop compact nuclear power systems designed to support lunar bases, resource extraction, and extended human stays on the Moon.

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In a sharp pivot toward faster implementation, NASA is now planning to install a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, as ...

We’re in a race to the moon, in a race with China to the moon,” Sean Duffy declared at a recent news conference, underscoring the urgency behind NASA’s newly accelerated directive: to deploy a nuclear ...

Although it has long triggered fears of meltdowns and radioactive waste, nuclear power is considered an 'extremely safe,' ...

The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy that was sent ...

The plan appears to be Duffy’s first major directive since being selected by Trump to lead NASA on an interim basis in early ...