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NASA and DOE team up to build nuclear reactor for permanent moon base

The United States is moving from concept art to hardware in its push for a permanent foothold on the Moon, and nuclear power ...
The Space Race on MSN

How NASA plans to build the first permanent moon base

NASA is moving fast toward building the first permanent human settlement on the Moon. From oxygen pipelines made out of lunar ...
Gizmodo

Picking a Spot for NASA’s Lunar Nuclear Reactor Is Trickier Than It Sounds

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on Aug. 5, 2025, to build a nuclear fission reactor for deployment on the lunar surface in 2030. Doing so ...
Jalopnik

Sean Duffy's NASA Order To Put A Nuclear Reactor On The Moon Is A Lunar Land Grab

With the turmoil at NASA over severe budget cuts, it's easy to forget the space agency is trying to return astronauts to the Moon and get there before America's geopolitical rivals. Transportation ...
Space.com

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 – choosing where is tricky

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA ...