SUPERPOWERS RACE TO PUT NUCLEAR REACTORS ON THE MOON

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NASA wants contractors to prepare to build a nuclear reactor that could survive a space voyage and run without maintenance near the south pole by December 2030. The agency is racing for the future of space exploration. The US and China are both racing to establish a moon base to search for resources and to launch missions deeper into the solar system. Controlling access to the Moon's assets is vital to this mission. Both superpowers believe a nuclear reactor is the centerpiece of this ambition.