The White House has now ordered federal agencies to get a nuclear reactor ready to power the Moon by 2030, turning a ...

The United States flew a reactor in space in the 1960s and has studied nuclear thermal propulsion for decades. Fuel is not the primary limitation either; the enriched uranium supply chain is ...

The commitment between NASA and the DOE places focus on achieving this vision. "America is committed to returning to the Moon ...

NASA and the Department of Energy have completed tests on several fission surface power components within the last few weeks. The agencies are researching technologies that could enable possible use ...

NASA could place a powerful 500-kilowatt-electric (kWe) nuclear reactor on the Moon by the ...

NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade and eventually Mars. Signed by the current Acting Administrator Sean Duffy, NASA Headquarters released a plan that calls for ...

Energy is fundamentally important—researchers have linked a lack of reliable energy to poor physical health, poor mental ...

NASA is moving forward with plans to install a nuclear reactor on the Moon to support “an eventual human colony” and power lunar bases for its Artemis program. The space agency is extending three $5 ...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he expects to provide details about several agency priorities in the coming weeks.

NASA wants to build a nuclear reactor on the surface of the moon—and fast. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who is also serving as NASA’s interim administrator, has issued new directives at the ...

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NASA and the Department of Energy have completed tests on several fission surface power components within the last few weeks. The agencies are researching technologies that could enable possible use ...