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Why the US Is Racing to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon


NASA has set a 2030 deadline to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the moon. It’s an ambitious but potentially achievable goal that could transform space exploration, experts tell WIRED.

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