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NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nuclear reactor on the moon

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.
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NASA starts bolting together Artemis III rocket for 2027 Moon shot

Funding fights and Starship stumbles could still bring it back down to Earth NASA has begun assembling the Space Launch ...

Washington-made rockets taking NASA to the moon for the first time in half a century

NASA’s Artemis campaign is a bold series of missions to take humans back to the moon, and those astronauts will get there ...

NASA Is Getting Fired Up About a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

Placing an atomic energy source on the lunar surface is “not science fiction,” experts say, but does pose technical ...

Why on Earth would NASA build a nuclear reactor on the Moon?

In their report, Lal and Myers estimate it would cost about $800 million annually for five years to build and deploy a ...
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China's Getting Ready to Land Astronauts on the Moon While NASA Flails Helplessly

Over half a year into Trump's second term, NASA still doesn't have a leader. The space agency is staring down the barrel of ...

Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on August 19, 2025

So let's see what's happening with the moon tonight, Aug. 19. As of Tuesday, Aug. 19, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and ...

Sean Duffy on NASA efforts to beat China in race back to the moon

Sean Duffy, acting administrator of NASA, speaks with CBS News' Mark Strassmann about the new space race with China.