China, Russland und US -amerikanische Rennen zur Entwicklung von Lunar -Kernreaktoren
https://spectrum.ieee.org/lunar-nuclear-reactor-nasa-moon
China, Russland und US -amerikanische Rennen zur Entwicklung von Lunar -Kernreaktoren
https://spectrum.ieee.org/lunar-nuclear-reactor-nasa-moon
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Isn’t a lunar nuclear reactor just a regular nuclear reactor with really big radiators and closed loop cooling?
I hope it’s based on thorium molten salt reactor technology. A LFTR.
[LFTR nuclear reactor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_fluoride_thorium_reactor)
the only thing the US is racing towards is the bottom
They should secretly install a second reactor as a backup.
im sure all those nasa cuts will only give the usa a competitive edge
We’re cutting research to develop cancer treatments but racing to develop lunar nuclear reactors so more people can go to the moon to develop cancer due to all the cosmic radiation they’re exposed to, in addition to what may come from a reactor. Makes total sense.
Pretty sure it won’t be the US that leads anything for a while
For all the reddit geniuses who keep saying „US is gonna lose because NASA cuts!!!!“, the cuts did not cut funding for exploration under NASA. Funding for Lunar and Mars missions is higher than 2025.
( 7,666.2b 2025 -> 8,312.9b in 2026 )
This doesn’t even count potential large players such as corporations like Blue Origin or SpaceX, or possibly even the Space Force in the future if tensions continue to rise with Russia/China.
I agree these NASA cuts are absolute aids, but contrary to Reddit belief, they are not gonna single handedly implode the entire US lunar program.
Source:
[https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fy-2026-budget-technical-supplement-002.pdf](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fy-2026-budget-technical-supplement-002.pdf)
Is anyone actually developing lunar reactors, or are they just racing to announce that they hypothetically are? Cos it sounds more like the second one to me.
They better race to build a proper habitat and steady, regular supply line too, cause people are going to have to live there to work at, and maintain, a nuclear reactor.
People are so worried about racing to the moon again when we still haven’t solved problems here on earth since the last time we visited the moon. What a waste of time, precious non-renewables, and money.
How about nuclear reactors on Earth? You know, the place that actually needs clean energy.
Yeah because the country without a department of education that is vehemently antinuclear and antiscience is in the race XD
I love watching huge nations racing to throw away money like it was going out of style.
Like, what is the use case here?