Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon

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84. Old project initiated in November, 2021.

This has been a hot topic here before!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/122878972

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216096617

This is part of Project Artemis, a long term vision of returning to the moon.
Initial inquires for a power station project called “Fission Surface Power Project” were initiated as far back as 2021.
“ NASA is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory to establish a sun-independent power source for missions to the moon by the end of the decade
Providing a reliable, high-power system on the moon is a vital next step in human space exploration, and achieving it is within our grasp,” Sebastian Corbisiero, the Fission Surface Power Project lead at the lab, said in a statement.”


https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-business-moon-idaho-ae35ae200a46bec0ca215bc88923181d#

Last month, under fears that Cheeto was cutting NASA funding, hundreds of NASA employees and former astronauts issued the Voyager Declaration, advocating continuing NASA’s research and exploration goals, which includes Project Artemis.

“ Dear Interim Administrator Duffy,
In light of your recent appointment as Interim NASA Administrator, we bring to your attention recent policies that have or threaten to waste public resources, compromise human safety, weaken national security, and undermine the core NASA mission. We, the signatories of this letter, dissent from these policies, and raise these concerns because we believe strongly in the importance of NASA's mission, which we are dedicated to uphold.
Major programmatic shifts at NASA must be implemented strategically so that risks are managed carefully. Instead, the last six months have seen rapid and wasteful changes which have undermined our mission and caused catastrophic impacts on NASA's workforce. We are compelled to speak up when our leadership prioritizes political momentum over human safety, scientific advancement, and efficient use of public resources. These cuts are arbitrary and have been enacted in defiance of congressional appropriations law. The consequences for the agency and the country alike are dire.”

https://www.standupforscience.net/nasa-voyager-declaration