NASA and Energy Department partner on lunar nuclear power system

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NASA and the Department of Energy are renewing their partnership to develop a lunar nuclear power system. The agencies signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a lunar surface reactor, aiming for deployment by 2030 to support long-term lunar exploration and future Mars missions. This initiative builds on decades of cooperation and aims to provide continuous power for lunar operations, strengthening U.S. leadership in space exploration.


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