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Transport Secretary Sean Duffy According to media reports, Will reportedly announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon this week.
NASA has discussed the discussion of building reactors on the moon’s surface, but Duffy’s directives provide a more definite timeline and speed up the process. Duffy also serves as interim administrator for the Space Agency.
“Fission Surface Power (FSP) is both an indispensable and sustainable part of the moon, and a Mars force architecture for future human space exploration missions,” the directive states. “To properly advance this critical technology to support the future lunar economy, high power generation on Mars and strengthen our national security in space is a necessary condition for the agency to act quickly.”
Trump beat Sean Duffy to serve as interim NASA chief
Transport Secretary Sean Duffy reportedly plans to announce plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon. (Getty Images; AP)
NASA said China and Russia have announced on several occasions that they would place the reactor on the moon by the mid-2030s. If successful, this could lead to the declaration of a “outside zone” which could inhibit the establishment of presence in the United States there.
The move means that NASA will continue to invest in nuclear development despite the Pentagon’s recent cancellation of its joint program for nuclear-powered rocket engines.
Duffy also issued another directive to quickly replace the International Space Station, a priority for NASA.
On September 17, 2024, Lake Michigan in Chicago rose to a supermoon on Lake Michigan. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, file)
Trump announced that Duffy served as interim administrator for NASA in July to withdraw his Jared Isaacman nomination in May.
Isaac, billionaire astronaut and long-term Elon Musk’s associatesnominated by Trump in December 2024, but faces increasing scrutiny in its relationship with Musk and the Space Chronicle, which some officials see as a conflict of interest.
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