Debrief: NASA Plans To Put 100-kW Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2030

Lunar nuclear power system

NASA has been studying lunar nuclear fission, but now is working to making it happen.

Credit: NASA
NASA plans to launch and land a 100-kW nuclear fission reactor on the Moon by 2030. That is according to statements made by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who is also acting administrator of NASA, during an Aug. 5 press conference. The plan, as well as other statements by Duffy, seem to...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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