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Monday, October 05, 2026

The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.

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"The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030"

The US will be fortunate if it gets the Lincoln reflecting pool fixed by 2030.

#1 | Posted by pumpkinhead at 2026-10-05 11:39 AM | Reply

These ridiculously early timelines are Elon Musk level silly. Trumpified NASA told us in March that they would be sending landers and rovers to the Moon every month starting in 2027.

I'm pretty sure you have to build these things first? Each would take at least a few years just to build?

#2 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-10-05 12:47 PM | Reply

So they've never seen that old show "Space 1999"? It didn't work out too well for them.

#3 | Posted by Sezu at 2026-10-05 01:03 PM | Reply

The US "wants" a lot of things, but with the dump administration, it won't happen.

#4 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-10-05 01:20 PM | Reply

>danger
?

#5 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-10-05 03:21 PM | Reply

>danger
?

#5 | Posted by john_savage2

You know there's this thing called google. Or pick your chatbot these days.
You no longer have to live in ignorance. For you it's a choice.

The Launch Phase (Earth to Orbit)The single highest operational risk occurs before the reactor ever reaches the Moon.Rocket Failure & Atmospheric Contamination: If a launch vehicle carrying reactor components suffers a catastrophic explosion in Earth's atmosphere, it risks scattering radioactive material over populated areas or marine ecosystems.

#6 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-10-05 04:42 PM | Reply

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