NASA rolls out Artemis II craft
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NASA wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 and here’s the real reason
NASA’s push to install a nuclear reactor on the Moon by around 2030 is not a sci‑fi stunt or a vanity project. It is a calculated move to lock in reliable power for long‑term human presence, and to secure a strategic edge in a new era of competition over lunar resources and territory.
The crawler carrying the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft was built 60 years ago to haul NASA’s Saturn V rockets, then kept around for the Space Shuttle Program. Now, the vehicle is back to its original purpose of positioning Moon-bound rockets on their launch pads.
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DOE and NASA renew commitment with MOU to develop lunar nuclear reactor by 2030
NASA and the DOE partner to build a lunar nuclear reactor by 2030, providing the power needed for sustained space missions.
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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 is at the center of that strategy. NASA and the Department of Energy are now formally partnered to design and deploy a small fission reactor on the lunar surface by 2030,
The US government space and energy agencies have renewed their commitment to work together to develop a fission power source for use on the surface of the Moon and future missions to Mars. ;