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NASA prepares to solicit moon surface power, teases RTG-powered moon rover

July 1, 2026, 9:40AMNuclear News
A still from a NASA video of the PROMISE rover. (Image: "NASA Moon Base Update"/NASA)

NASA has announced that it will release a solicitation related to lunar surface power this month and that it is considering sending a rover powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) to the moon.

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