NASA Orders 1,000 Nuclear Reactors for Moon, Beats China to Lunar Night

NASA’s moon nuclear reactor directive barrels past gravity: 1,000 fission units, lunar night, and Sean Duffy’s “move quickly” mantra—now trending with 'US lunar nuclear plans' and 'China moon base race.' “We have given direction to go. Let’s start to deploy our technology,” Duffy declared, plotting Artemis dominance and lunar ice claims before China and Russia announce their keep-out zone.
Instead of just studying lunar nights, NASA’s new Fission Surface Power Executive has 30 days to name reactors, all while trending searches ask, 'Can nuclear power survive the moon’s dark?' and 'How will Artemis outpace China?' Duffy’s vision: a moon base powered by plutonium, ice hoarding, and the prospect of a ‘best part of the moon’ property dispute. “We want to get there first and claim that for America,” Duffy quipped, as solar panels shiver in the shadows.
Since March 2024, China and Russia have announced joint plans for a moon reactor by the mid-2030s, but only NASA has budgeted hundreds of millions to outshine two weeks of darkness with fission-powered real estate.