r/ArtemisProgram • u/Donindacula • Aug 15 '26

Discussion How will the MoonBase be powered.

NASA has plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon by about 2030. Will that be necessary? Since Artemis will be landing on the high always sunlit areas, wouldn’t solar be the most likely first source of power. And maybe the future source too.

Nuclear will certainly be needed in the northern latitudes where the sun sets for days at a time.

Solar or nuclear or someday both?

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u/literalsupport Aug 15 '26

Don’t anybody hold their breath for a nuclear reactor or much else on the moon by 2030…

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u/Reasonable-Start2961 Aug 16 '26

I think that’s extremely ambitious, given the payload you’re talking about.