nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-energy-department-advance-new-era-of-nuclear-powered-exploration NASA, Energy Department Advance New Era of Nuclear-Powered Exploration
NASA and the Energy Department just signed a deal to build a launch-ready lunar fission reactor by 2030, with a test reactor, Space Reactor-1 Freedom, flying in 2028. The agreement covers everything from fuel production to launch, aiming to power a permanent Moon base and eventually Mars missions.
— via NASA Breaking News, Gerelle Q. Dodson
