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...
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