The Trump administration is putting its space exploration plans in high gear, with a plan to build a nuclear reactor on the moon.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who is also the acting NASA administrator, put the plan in motion with a directive to the space agency, according to Politico.
The first country with a reactor could “declare a keep-out zone which would significantly inhibit the United States,” the directive said, indicating concerns about a joint project between Russia and China to get there first.
“It is about winning the second space race,” an unnamed NASA senior official said.
NEW: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is set to announce plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, according to Politico.
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