The report, published by an American media outlet, citing documents and officials, stated: “Duffy will announce accelerated plans this week to build a nuclear reactor on the moon’s surface.” A senior NASA official told the outlet that the moves aimed to “win the second space race,” according to him. The outlet indicated that in this regard, “NASA will begin searching for a contractor to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor, scheduled to be launched into space by 2030.” According to the outlet, the agency’s directive states that “the first country to build a nuclear power station on the moon will be able to declare a lunar exclusion zone, which will significantly determine the capabilities of the United States in the future.” The outlet explained that Minister Duffy also proposed a directive to replace the International Space Station more quickly. The United States also plans to accelerate the process of decommissioning the International Space Station and replacing it with other stations by 2030. Earlier, Dmitry Bakanov, CEO of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, stated that in May 2025, a cooperation memorandum was signed to establish a lunar power station with the Chinese National Space Administration, which will make a significant contribution to the project of creating an international scientific lunar station. Additionally, Russian scientists will seek to study the atmosphere of Venus to determine if there is life on it. The Russian power station will represent a significant contribution to the international scientific lunar station project, scheduled for completion by 2036. Thirteen countries have already joined the Russian-Chinese project to establish a lunar station.
