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Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy to announce plans for building nuclear reactor on the moon
NY Post ^ | 08/04/2025 | Victor Nava

Posted on 08/04/2025 6:24:06 PM PDT by BenLurkin

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To: The Louiswu

You have to lift too much mass to generate significant amounts of power.


21 posted on 08/04/2025 8:27:56 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Well, at least they aren’t planning on installing wind-generators.


22 posted on 08/04/2025 8:41:09 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: The Louiswu
The one place that has PLENTY of room for MASSIVE solar farms is the moon. I mean REALLY LARGE areas for solar farms.

Unfortunately, massive solar arrays have at least two big problems. First, any given surface will be in darkness approximately two weeks out of every month. The lunar cycle from new moo to full moon and back to new moon is a thing. Second, micro meteorite impacts will over time degrade and eventually destroy the solar arrays.

23 posted on 08/04/2025 8:43:28 PM PDT by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
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To: BenLurkin

I was just thinking. Man will be the first to introduce deadly concentrated radioactive material into the vast universe of space.


24 posted on 08/04/2025 11:00:14 PM PDT by Revel
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To: BenLurkin
The space race had some value back in the last century but not now.

Going to the Moon and other planents is ridiculous.

I could see packing huge shuttles full of libs and Rats and firing them into the Sun as the only worthwhile point of a space program.

25 posted on 08/05/2025 2:18:56 AM PDT by caddie
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To: Revel
Last time it didn't go so well.


26 posted on 08/05/2025 2:27:30 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: BenLurkin

Great... Maybe we will finally be able to install a power grid, and illuminate the dark side of the moon. Lets check with Hank Johnson, just to be sure there are no obvious risks in doing so.


27 posted on 08/05/2025 3:18:21 AM PDT by j_guru
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Isn't that against International law?

Who'd enforce it? Who'd care?

28 posted on 08/05/2025 6:29:59 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: LegendHasIt

Hey! Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? They say the food is great but there is no atmosphere.


29 posted on 08/05/2025 6:32:30 AM PDT by GingisK
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Going to the Moon and other planents is ridiculous.

It gives mankind something to do besides fight wars and conduct dirt-side politics. It is very good to the Spirit of Man.

30 posted on 08/05/2025 6:33:47 AM PDT by GingisK
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...illuminate the dark side of the moon...

There is no dark side of the moon. There is the far side. The entire moon gets exposed to the sun within its 28 day orbit of the Earth.

31 posted on 08/05/2025 6:35:54 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: GingisK

how dare you use logic in connection with a Hank Johnson joke! lol


32 posted on 08/05/2025 7:51:33 AM PDT by j_guru
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To: DesertRhino

47 got rid or Isaacman in favor of Duffy, showing the way to make America Great Again. /s


33 posted on 08/05/2025 8:16:54 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: LegendHasIt

Well, at least they aren’t planning on installing wind-generators.

But nothing is stopping them from installing space heaters ...


34 posted on 08/05/2025 8:18:11 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Revel

Man will be the first to introduce deadly concentrated radioactive material into the vast universe of space.


Other than any given star.


35 posted on 08/05/2025 8:19:00 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: GingisK

It is welfare for AI graphic artists.

The contractors are going to make a killing on this.


36 posted on 08/05/2025 8:19:12 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: BenLurkin

The comments on this Zero Hedge thread are wonderful.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-administration-fast-track-nuclear-reactor-moon

The project is going to amuse us now that late night comedy is going away...

The best suggestion was that we have the WNBA play their games there—then they won’t have to worry about hecklers throwing green stuff on the court.


37 posted on 08/05/2025 8:40:44 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: Revel

“I was just thinking. Man will be the first to introduce deadly concentrated radioactive material into the vast universe of space.”

God did it first.

Genesis 1:14


38 posted on 08/05/2025 10:38:59 AM PDT by TexasGator (11There is no Sharknado system)
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To: GingisK

“There is no dark side of the moon. “

The dark side is the side away from the sun.


39 posted on 08/05/2025 10:41:02 AM PDT by TexasGator (11There is no Sharknado system)
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To: GingisK

There is no dark side of the moon.


Matter of fact, it’s all dark.


40 posted on 08/05/2025 10:42:07 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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