COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Establishing a permanent U.S. base on the moon, including a nuclear reactor, is crucial before China or Russia does, top Trump administration officials said Tuesday at a major space conference.
The recent success of the Artemis II lunar mission, officials said, catapulted the U.S. ahead of its adversaries in a critical national security priority: space dominance. The Trump administration says it is taking a whole-of-government approach to developing technology that will support deep-space exploration and a long-term lunar presence.
