WTAF?!
They want to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon now. It's Sean Duffy's first big move at NASA.
“It is about winning the second space race,” said a NASA senior official, granted anonymity to discuss the documents ahead of their wider release.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator, who is also the Transportation secretary and a former Fox News host.
"Duffy also offered a directive to more quickly replace the International Space Station, another NASA goal. The two moves could help accelerate U.S. efforts to reach the moon and Mars — a goal that China is also pursuing."
WTAF?!
They want to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon now. It's Sean Duffy's first big move at NASA.
“It is about winning the second space race,” said a NASA senior official, granted anonymity to discuss the documents ahead of their wider release.
This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator, who is also the Transportation secretary and a former Fox News host.
get off LeonX AI: (ask the)Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The power system development is funded by the Space Technology Mission Directorate’s Technology Demonstration Missions The contracts funds the development of initial design concepts for a 40-kilowatt class fission.(concept) by 2030
"The plans align with the Trump administration’s focus on crewed spaceflight. The White House has proposed a budget that would increase human spaceflight funds for 2026, even as it advocates for major slashes to other programs — including a nearly 50 percent cut for science missions."
Maybe if we put him there physically to oversee it’s operation 🤷🏻♀️
