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NASA Aims To Launch Lunar Fission Reactor By 2030 A new White House initiative to develop space nuclear power directs NASA to develop a minimum 20 kW fission reactor and fly a variant to the lunar surface by 2030

NASA is looking towards the Artemis III mission next year to test spacecraft docking, after the successful conclusion of Artemis II following the crew’s return to Earth. The Orion capsule, launched on 1 April with a four-person crew, completed a 10-day programme to travel around the Moon – reaching a distance of more than 406,770km… The post NASA turns to Artemis III after successful return of Orion crew first appeared on FlightGlobal.