Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon

3D Illustration of a lunar base with a dome structure, research modules, observation pods and communication satellite dishes for space exploration and science fiction backgrounds. - National Nuclear Laboratory By Sam Skove, Published by Politico, 4 August 2025 This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator,

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NASA Releases Opportunity to Boost Commercial Space Tech Development

From NASA, 30 July 2025 NASA has released a new proposal opportunity for industry to tap into agency know-how, resources, and expertise. The Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO), managed by the Space Technology Mission Directorate, enables valuable collaboration without financial exchanges between NASA and industry partners. Instead, companies leverage NASA

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US Air Force cancels plans to build Starship landing pads on island bird sanctuary

SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 18, 2023.Photograph: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Getty Images By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 7 July 2025 The Air Force's Rocket Cargo Vanguard program will apparently look for a new place for rockets to land.

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Moon mining is getting closer to reality: Why we need global rules for extracting space resources

NASA has awarded funds to Austin, Texas-based ICON, to develop construction technologies that could help build landing pads, habitats, and roads on the Moon using local lunar resources. (Image credit: ICON/BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group) By Martina Elia Vitoloni, Published by The Conversation, 2 July 2025 In science-fiction stories, companies often mine

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Goodbye to Starlink – Amazon launches more Project Kuiper satellites and moves forward with its plan to conquer the Internet from space

Amazon's Project Kuiper lifted off at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 6 October 2023, carrying the first two of a planned 3,236 satellites into space. Photograph: Terry Renna/AP By Laura M., Published by Union Rayo, 28 June 2025 Amazon has its own satellite project. Beyond dominating the internet, it now wants

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