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NASA moon reactor directive, X-37B mission and Cargo Dragon launch | Space Beat

This week on Space Beat, Rob and Space reporter Brooke Edwards discuss the NASA directive to put a nuclear reactor on the ...

NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nuclear reactor on the moon

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.
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How NASA Brought The Moon To Earth?

NASA is preparing astronauts for their return to the Moon - and they’ve brought a piece of the Moon to Earth to do it. Using ...
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Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will 'move aside' from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars

The United States space agency has pioneered planetary science technologies as the world's leader in climate research for ...

Where on the moon NASA places its nuclear reactor isn’t simple

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on August 5 to build a nuclear fission reactor for deployment on the lunar surface in 2030. Doing so would ...

Why on Earth would NASA build a nuclear reactor on the Moon?

In their report, Lal and Myers estimate it would cost about $800 million annually for five years to build and deploy a ...
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NASA’s Webb telescope spotted a new moon orbiting Uranus

Like the Uranus's other 28 moons, the newfound object spotted by JWST will be named after a William Shakespeare or Alexander Pope character.
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NASA Plans Moon Base Built From Lunar Soil and Ice

Experts suggest future moon bases will be built underground at the South Pole using lunar soil bricks and robots. Ice ...