NASA is building a nuclear reactor for the Moon by 2030 — and testing the nuclear propulsion that could carry humans to Mars in the decade after — under a new directive that revives a space-nuclear ambition the agency has been quietly chasing since Apoll Space DailyThe surprising case for nuclear energy on the moon Scientific AmericanSurprising Case for Nuclear Energy on the Moon RealClearEnergyNASA dreams of a nuclear power plant on the moon.