The US accelerates the erection of a nuclear reactor on the moon so that the Russian Federation and China do not declare a "banned zone" - the media

The documents obtained indicate that Daffy will declare clear time at a time when NASA is faced with a significant reduction in the budget. Earlier, NASA funded a 40 kW reactor and preparing it to launch by the early 2030s, then the new directive for reactors obliges the agency to invite a proposal to launch a 100 kW nuclear reactor by the companies by 2030, the material authors write.

In addition to the fact that the reactor is a key factor for the return of astronauts to the satellite, the directive states that the country that will be the first to complete the construction will "declare a prohibited area, which will significantly interfere with the United States", saying with reference to the Directive Journalists.

It should be noted that Russia and China are not signalors developed by the US and allies of Artemis agreements, which provide for agreements on joint research and peaceful development of space. Ukraine signed these agreements in 2020. Among other things, the Directive obliges NASA to appoint an initiative manager and receive information from the industry on construction opportunities within 60 days.

The agency should find companies that can launch the reactor by 2030, because at this time, at this time, its first astronaut plans to plant a Chinese People's Republic for a month. According to journalists, the nuclear reactor for the moon and the new ISS should accelerate the US efforts to master the moon and Mars, which China seeks. These plans are consistent with the focus on the piloted space flights of the US Presidential Administration Donald Trump.

The publication notes that the budget proposed by the White House will increase the financing of manned space flights for 2026 at the expense of reducing other programs. NASA, together with the US Department of Energy, announced its intention to install a nuclear reactor on the Earth in 2021.

In February 2024, it became known that NASA concluded contracts for the creation of a reactor and development of nuclear energy on a month with three private contractors as early as 2022 and completes the first phase of projection. Space wrote that the reactor should provide astronauts with electricity during a long lunar night, which lasts 14 earth days, and also plays an important role in the Artemis program, the purpose of which is to achieve a long -term presence of a person on the moon.

The first reactor is planned to be placed in the area of the South Satellite Pole - it should be not heavier than 6 tons, will work at a low -rich uranium and give out a capacity of 40 kW. In December 2023, Rolls-Royce introduced its nuclear reactor, which should be sent to the month in 2029.