NASA to Announce Expedited Plans “To Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon”
August 5th, 2025[???]
Via: Politico:
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans this week to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, the first major action by the former Fox News host as the interim NASA administrator.
NASA has discussed building a reactor on the lunar surface, but this would set a more definitive timeline — according to documents obtained by POLITICO — and come just as the agency faces a massive budget cut. The move also underscores how Duffy, who faced pushback from lawmakers about handling two jobs, wants to play a role in NASA policymaking.
“It is about winning the second space race,” said a NASA senior official, granted anonymity to discuss the documents ahead of their wider release.
“Using actual moon dust collected by the Chang’e-5 mission, they’ve figured out how to extract water and convert astronauts’ carbon dioxide exhalations into usable fuel and oxygen—all in one elegant, light-powered reaction.”
https://www.impactlab.com/2025/07/21/the-moon-just-became-a-gas-station/