29 h. ago Trump boosts Nasa plans for moon base with nuclear reactors in China space race

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that moves to protect Nasa’s Artemis space programme, which aims to return astronauts to the moon with an eye towards building a permanent lunar presence. The directive reinforces Nasa’s current plans for sending Americans back to the moon by 2028, and for Americans to begin establishing the outpost by 2030. It also reaffirms Nasa’s plans to use space nuclear power, including readying nuclear reactors for launch by 2030. Thursday’s order calls...

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29 h. ago Trump boosts US plans for moon base with nuclear reactors in China space race

Trump boosts US plans for moon base with nuclear reactors in China space race  South China Morning Post

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29 h. ago Trump’s space plan envisages US moon base amid race with China

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to return astronauts to the moon through Nasa’s Artemis space programme with an eye toward building a permanent lunar presence. The directive reinforces Nasa’s current plans for sending Americans back to the moon by 2028 and for Americans to begin establishing the outpost by 2030. It also confirms plans to deploy nuclear reactors “on the moon and in orbit”. Thursday’s order also calls for the elimination of the National Space...

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7 d. ago The race for AI centres in space: why the US goes all in after China makes first move

The global race to deploy data centres in space to power artificial intelligence (AI) development has begun, with China seizing an early lead. “In terms of the highest performance of space-based computing or the completeness of [the] technological framework, we are at the forefront,” Beijing-based computer scientist Han Yinhe said. Han is a researcher at the Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, and is taking part in a major initiative to develop...

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7 d. ago Race for AI space centres: why the US goes all in after China makes first move

Race for AI space centres: why the US goes all in after China makes first move  South China Morning Post

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8 d. ago China to start commercial operation of first small modular nuclear reactor in 2026

China to start commercial operation of first small modular nuclear reactor in 2026  Reuters

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2 w. ago Congress warned that the U.S. faces a new space race with China

Congress warned that the U.S. faces a new space race with China  Space Daily

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2 w. ago Trump's NASA pick to tell Congress about moon race with China, deep

Trump's NASA pick to tell Congress about moon race with China, deep-space ambition  Reuters

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2 w. ago China’s Reusable Rockets Challenge SpaceX Dominance in Space Race

China’s Reusable Rockets Challenge SpaceX Dominance in Space Race  WebProNews

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3 w. ago Beijing, we have a problem China grapples with risks of space race

Beijing, we have a problem China grapples with risks of space race  The Times

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