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Roscosmos Signs Deal to Build Lunar Power Plant by 2036

Involving Rosatom plus the Kurchatov Institute signals a nuclear approach to power Russia’s planned lunar operations.

Russia is planning to build a nuclear power station on the moon as it looks to expand aerospace exploration and research
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Overview

  • Roscosmos said it signed a contract with the Lavochkin Association to develop the lunar power plant.
  • The agency set a target to have the facility built by 2036 on the Moon.
  • Participants include Rosatom and the Kurchatov Institute, which implies a nuclear system though the statement avoided that term.
  • The plant is intended to supply energy for rovers, a lunar observatory, and infrastructure for the Russian–Chinese International Lunar Research Station.
  • NASA has declared a goal to deploy a lunar reactor by early fiscal 2030, highlighting intensifying competition after Russia’s Luna-25 crash in 2023.