Placing an atomic energy source on the lunar surface is “not science fiction,” experts say, but does pose technical ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) - NASA wants the United States to be the first nation to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Acting NASA ...

The United States is in a new space race with China to claim the most resource-rich part of the moon, NASA's interim administrator Sean Duffy said while announcing plans to install a nuclear reactor ...

It comes just three months after China and Russia announced they were considering a joint effort to also put a nuclear power ...

July 31, 2025 Officials-in-Charge of Headquarters Offices Directors, NASA Centers FROM: Acting Administrator NASA SUBJECT: ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who is also the interim head of NASA, announced expedited plans this week to build a ...

NASA’s interim administrator, Sean Duffy, wants to place a nuclear reactor on the moon within the next decade. According to a ...

During the Cold War, the US and the Soviet Union tussled to prove their superiority by rushing to become the first nation to ...

Duffy went further than simply saying he wants the United States to beat China to the moon, however. The acting NASA chief ...

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NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says U.S. is in a 'race' with China to the moonSource: Department of Transportation ...

As the race for lunar supremacy heats up, NASA, under the leadership of acting administrator Sean Duffy, is accelerating its ...