Russian media: The United States will accelerate the lunar nuclear power station construction plan!
Fearing China and Russia's land grabbing on the moon.
August 5, Russian TASS report.
The United States believes that the country that builds the first nuclear power plant on the moon will be able to "declare a restricted area,"
which will significantly limit the United States' capabilities.
Sean Duffy, acting director of NASA, announced this week that the lunar nuclear reactor construction plan will be accelerated.
The agency pointed out that the country that builds the first nuclear power plant on the moon will be able to "declare a restricted area, which will significantly limit the United States' capabilities."
Therefore, NASA will begin to look for contractors to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor, with the plan to send the reactor into space before 2030.
A senior NASA representative told the newspaper: "This involves winning the second space race."
It is worth noting that the United States also plans to accelerate the abandonment of the International Space Station by 2030 and replace it with a commercial space station.
Several companies, including Axiom Space, Vast, and Blue Origin, have proposed proposals to meet NASA's needs.
The president of the Russian state company "Roscosmos", Dmitry Baranov, once announced:
Russia will establish the first nuclear power plant on the moon.
Roscosmos and the China National Space Administration signed a document on May 8 this year, planning to build a nuclear power plant on the moon for fundamental space research.
The Russian nuclear power plant will be an important contribution to the International Lunar Research Station project, which is planned to be completed by 2036.
Thirteen countries have already joined the lunar station project of the China-Russia cooperation.
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