The acting administrator of NASA has issued a directive to fast-track efforts to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.
“To properly advance this critical technology to be able to support a future lunar economy, high power energy generation on Mars, and to strengthen our national security in space, it is imperative the agency move quickly,” Sean Duffy, the secretary of transportation whom President Trump appointed last month as temporary leader of the space agency, wrote in the directive, which was sent out on Thursday.
Politico was first to report on the directive.
In it, Mr. Duffy cites plans by China and Russia to put a reactor on the moon
