US EditionNASA Fast-Tracks 100 kW Lunar Reactor Program With 2030 Launch Target
UNITED STATES, AUG 6 – NASA aims to deploy a 100-kilowatt lunar nuclear reactor by 2030 to ensure continuous power through long lunar nights and counter China-Russia space competition, officials said.
- NASA directed by acting administrator Sean Duffy on July 31, 2025, to fast-track a nuclear reactor for the Moon with a 2030 launch target.
- This directive responds to an international lunar race, particularly China and Russia's mid-2030s plan for a joint automated lunar nuclear power station.
- The plan calls for a reactor generating at least 100 kilowatts, transportable by a heavy lander with a 15 metric ton payload capacity, to power sustainable lunar bases.
- Duffy warned that the first nation to deploy a reactor could claim a "keep-out zone" on the Moon, potentially restricting others' operations, including the US Artemis program.
- If successful, NASA's initiatives could enhance energy technologies for lunar and Martian missions, develop new space stations to succeed the International Space Station by 2030, and maintain American leadership in the face of global space competition.
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U.S. Fast-Tracks Lunar Nuclear Reactor to Counter China-Russia Space Push - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
President Donald Trump’s acting NASA Administrator, Sean Duffy, has fast-tracked the United States’ plan to deploy a nuclear reactor on the Moon, marking a significant acceleration of an already ambitious initiative. In a directive dated July 31, obtained by The Independent and first reported by Politico, Duffy increased the reactor’s minimum output from NASA’s original 40 kilowatts to at least 100 kilowatts, with a target launch date by 2030.
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