NASA’s 2026 public materials state that LR-1 will land on the Moon in 2030 as the first fission nuclear reactor on the lunar surface. That is critical to Ark planning because a reactor that survives the 354-hour lunar night enables baseload power for habitats, comms, mining, and cold storage.
Relevance to the Ark
NASA’s 2026 public materials state that LR-1 will land on the Moon in 2030 as the first fission nuclear reactor on the lunar surface. That is critical to Ark planning because a reactor that survives t
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