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Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will 'move aside' from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars

The United States space agency has pioneered planetary science technologies as the world's leader in climate research for ...

Where on the moon NASA places its nuclear reactor isn’t simple

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on August 5 to build a nuclear fission reactor for deployment on the lunar surface in 2030. Doing so would ...
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NASA moon reactor directive, X-37B mission and Cargo Dragon launch | Space Beat

NASA's received marching orders to develop and build a nuclear reactor on the moon by the mid-2030s. The reason? The ...
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NASA selects new class of astronauts for Moon and Mars missions

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is set to unveil its newest class of astronaut candidates and provide in-depth briefings on the upcoming Artemis II mission in a series ...
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South Korea's K-RadCube radiation satellite will hitch a ride on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission

South Korea's KASA is just one international space agency that will fly cubesats on the mission; Germany's DLR will also ...
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A 'black moon' will appear in the sky this weekend, but you won't see it. Here's why

The "black moon," a rare phenomenon that occurs during a new moon phase of the lunar cycle, will occur this weekend. But ...

NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nuclear reactor on the moon

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.

Washington-made rockets taking NASA to the moon for the first time in half a century

NASA’s Artemis campaign is a bold series of missions to take humans back to the moon, and those astronauts will get there ...
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Artemis 2 astronauts suit up for nighttime moon launch dress rehearsal (photos, video)

NASA's Artemis 2 mission — the first-ever crewed mission of the Orion capsule and Space Launch System (SLS) — is targeting a ...