Trump Orders 100kW Moon Reactor as NASA Preps Lunar Power Grab

Trump and NASA’s lunar nuclear reactor gambit: a 100kW power plant racing to the moon, chasing China and Russia for cosmic dominance. Trending queries—‘Can the moon support nuclear reactors?’ and ‘NASA Artemis moon base update’—collide with Sean Duffy’s directive for a 2030 launch. “If we are going to have a habitable system on the Moon then we have to bring power,” insists Duffy, who now juggles NASA and the US transport secretary gig, as solar panels nap through two-week lunar nights.
Lunar nights stretching for two Earth weeks force NASA’s hand: reactors or bust. Meanwhile, China and Russia plot their own moon reactors, fueling trending searches like ‘what happens if the US loses the moon?’ and ‘lunar nuclear power risks.’ Expect astronauts tap-dancing around rival ‘keep-out’ zones, as Duffy’s 100kW minimum spec echoes submarine tech. “They solve the problem,” says a NASA official, not mentioning if lunar raccoons are expected to protest.
NASA’s 100kW reactor must beat China’s mid-2030s moon deadline—so US astronauts may soon roast marshmallows by nuclear glow while avoiding cosmic ‘no trespassing’ signs.