The Trump administration has prioritized building nuclear reactors on the moon to enhance U.S. space exploration and national security, accelerating efforts in response to China and Russia's plans to establish a lunar reactor by the 2030s. Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy emphasized the urgency, stating that having a moon base requires energy sources, including solar power. He indicated a shift from research to action, directing the government to deploy necessary technology. Concerns about China's ambitions were echoed by former NASA administrator Bill Nelson, warning that they could claim lunar territory.
We are now going to move beyond studying, and we are going, the acting NASA administrator concluded. We have given direction to go. Let's start to deploy our technology, to move to actually make this a reality.
The Trump administration considers nuclear power on the moon to be critical to the United States' space exploration and national security goals, prompting Duffy to direct the government to move quickly to beat China to the punch.
Former NASA administrator Bill Nelson also warned during the Biden administration that Russia and China were planning to build a base on the moon.
Duffy announced, We're in a race to the moon, in a race with China to the moon. He added, And to have a base on the moon, we need energy.
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