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

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

The United States is in a new space race with China to claim the most resource-rich part of the moon, NASA’s interim ...

The plan appears to be Duffy’s first major directive since being selected by Trump to lead NASA on an interim basis in early ...

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

The administration led by Donald Trump has set an ambitious schedule to return to the lunar surface and establish an ...

The NASA administrator also said that there is a specific region on the moon that is especially valuable, and that both the ...

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

If Duffy is serious about his stated objective, then he and the president must work more effectively to integrate SpaceX and other private space startups more fully into NASA.

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

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

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