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Topic: Report: NASA to build nuclear reactor on moon
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SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5491
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-04-2025 09:54 PM
   
Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans this week to build a nuclear reactor on the moon. NASA has discussed building a reactor on the lunar surface, but this would set a more definitive timeline — according to documents obtained by POLITICO — and come just as the agency faces a massive budget cut..."It is about winning the second space race," said a NASA senior official, granted anonymity to discuss the documents ahead of their wider release. |
denali414
Member Posts: 917
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Aug 2017
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posted 08-05-2025 05:42 AM
Sixty days only for proposals on something never done, what could go wrong?
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 55015
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-05-2025 07:55 AM
That's not what Politico (the only publication thus far with the actual documents) reported. The directive also orders NASA to designate a leader for the effort and to get industry input within 60 days. Industry input is not necessarily a request for proposals, but more likely a request for information, which is just to survey what available capabilities currently exist.Overall, I would suggest waiting to see what is actually proposed before finding faults in what it may or may not include. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 5491
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 08-05-2025 10:12 AM
Companies already have a running start on developing this technology. Example: Rolls-Royce. |
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