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Nemeski@mander.xyz to Space@mander.xyz · 6 days ago

US to fast-track plan for nuclear reactor on the moon

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US to fast-track plan for nuclear reactor on the moon

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Nemeski@mander.xyz to Space@mander.xyz · 6 days ago
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US to fast-track plan for nuclear reactor on the moon: Report
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Sean Duffy wants to fast‑track plans for a lunar nuclear reactor in his first major move as interim NASA chief amid looming budget cuts.
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    Illegal may be the incorrect way to say it

    There are international treaties agreeing that countries will not do that

    Voyager 1 used Nuclear power I believe

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      *used. it is still going. :)

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        \m/ \m/

        You are correct Voyager is metal

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          I was a small child when it launched. Also, say the invention of heavy metal. Looks like both will outlast me.

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            You can’t kill the metal! - Tenacious D

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOUcIsvymOY&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD

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      Many space probes and landers/rovers used RTGs. The treaty doesnt forbid nuclear fuel in space, only weapons of mass destruction.

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