The Trump administration is fast-tracking an ambitious plan to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, with NASA’s Acting Chief Sean Duffy outlining the initiative in a memo circulated on August 4. According to documents reported by the New York Post, Duffy insists the project is critical for advancing lunar and Martian exploration, powering a future lunar economy, and securing America’s strategic interests in space—a clear play to “win the second space race” against Russia and China.
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