Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:29:12 -0700
From: Levon Redbone <wq@no.al>
Newsgroups: can.politics,alt.politics
Subject: Re: The Atomic Gas Station
On Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:06:38 -0000 (UTC)
Dhu on Gate <campbell@neotext.ca> wrote:
> The Russians are going to build a Nuclear Power Station
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> https://www.rt.com/news/629954-roscosmos-moon-power-station/
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> on the Moon! =20
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> The irony of Russia being called a Gas Station with Nukes=20
> should not be lost here.
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> Dhu ( ;-)
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The US will beat them to it!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/12/fact-sheet-president-donald-=
j-trump-launches-a-new-age-of-american-space-achievement/
ENSURING AMERICAN SPACE SUPERIORITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signe=
d an Executive Order that sets a bold vision for an America First space pol=
icy, ensuring the United States leads the world in space exploration, secur=
ity, and commerce.
The Order calls for Americans=E2=80=99 return to the Moon by 2028, and the =
establishment of initial elements of a permanent lunar outpost by 2030.
The Order directs the deployment of nuclear reactors on the Moon and in orb=
it, including a lunar surface reactor ready for launch by 2030.
The Order ensures our ability to detect, characterize, and counter the full=
range of security threats to U.S. space interests.
The Order spurs private sector innovation and investment by upgrading launc=
h infrastructure and developing a commercial pathway to replace the Interna=
tional Space Station by 2030.
The Order directs the Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology to coordinate National Space Policy efforts, and Federal
departments and agencies to work together on the Order=E2=80=99s
implementation, including streamlining procurement, implementing
relevant space security strategies, and ensuring an appropriate
workforce to accomplish these goals.