The group also partnered with defense giant Lockheed Martin to win a NASA contract worth $5 million in 2022 to designed the first iterations of the lunar power systems. Westinghouse and Aerojet Rocketdyne, as well as a joint venture that included Boeing, were also selected.

NASA could soon go nuclear on the moon. The space agency’s acting administrator Sean Duffy has issued a directive to expedite building a nuclear reactor on the lunar surface. Duffy, a former Fox News host,

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.