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NASA’s moon nuclear reactor

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.

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NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon—a space lawyer explains why

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 US reactor would be operational on the Moon by 2030.

Space.com on MSN · 5d

NASA aiming to build nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030

NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon. For several years now, the agency has been working to get a 40-kilowatt fission system ready for launch to the moon by the early 2030s. But interim NASA chief Sean Duffy is about to announce a more ambitious path, via a directive set to be released this week, according to Politico.

Apollo, NASA and Jim Lovell

BBC on MSN · 2d

Nasa Apollo missions: Stories of the last Moon men

Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just six remain.

Space.com on MSN · 2d

Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97

NASA astronaut Jim Lovell — a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 8 and the near-disastrous Apollo 13 —passed away on Aug. 7, 2025 at the age of 97.

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Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut who helped avert disaster, has died

The naval aviator turned astronaut led the mission, guiding it safely back to Earth after it went perilously wrong.

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NASA and Google collaborating together to boost astronaut health on Moon and Mars missions

NASA and Google are collaborating on an AI medical assistant. It is called Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant or CMO-DA.

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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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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 ...

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Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on August 11, 2025

As of Monday, Aug. 11, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous, and it is 94% lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

Blame it on the moon. This year's Perseids meteors won't be as visible at their peak

The Perseids meteor shower is the most popular one of the year. The meteors during this time are characterized by bright fireballs and long "wakes," the streak of light and color that follow behind.

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How to see the full moon and planets this weekend

August’s full sturgeon moon is peaking this weekend, accompanied by meteor showers and shining planets. Here’s how to see the ...

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