The US is rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the Moon and Mars, and hopes to launch the first system by the end of the decade. China had also reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2035.

This is about space exploration. This is about this next phase,” Duffy, interim NASA administrator and ‘The Real World’ alum, said

NASA announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon on Tuesday, in an attempt to stay ahead of China and Russia in a new space race. The goal is to have the reactor built before 2030, a timeline set during the Biden administration.