Building a Moon Base - Search News

NASA, moon

NASA and DOE team up to build nuclear reactor for permanent moon base

The United States is moving from concept art to hardware in its push for a permanent foothold on the Moon, and nuclear power is at the center of that strategy. NASA and the Department of Energy are now formally partnered to design and deploy a small fission reactor on the lunar surface by 2030,

The Space Race on MSN · 4d

How NASA plans to build the first permanent moon base

· 6h

NASA inches closer to moon rocket launch

· 15h

LIVE: NASA’s Artemis II rockets move to Launch Pad 39B | Countdown begins for the next Moon mission

NASA’s Artemis II mission is one step closer to the Moon as the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft roll out to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center.

· 6h

Artemis II: Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad

· 1h

NASA’s new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

Space.com

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 – choosing where is tricky

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on Aug. 5, 2025 ...

Yahoo

Who Can Build on the Moon? Understanding the Wild West of Lunar Architecture

If all goes to plan, by 2040 people may be living on the moon in houses made—essentially—from mushrooms. At least, that’s how astrobiologist Dr. Lynn J. Rothschild is picturing it. She imagines domed habitats that could comfortably host three ...

Gizmodo

Picking a Spot for NASA’s Lunar Nuclear Reactor Is Trickier Than It Sounds

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on Aug. 5, 2025, to build a nuclear fission reactor for deployment on the lunar surface in 2030. Doing so would allow the United States to gain a foothold on the ...