The dream of a nuclear-powered Moon has officially entered its industrial phase. Roscosmos recently signed a milestone contract with the Lavochkin Association to begin the design and ground-testing of a lunar nuclear power plant (NPP). This project, a joint venture with China and supported by the nuclear expertise of Rosatom, aims to solve the "Lunar Night" problem—a 14-day period of total darkness where solar panels become useless. The reactor is being designed to operate entirely autonomously,

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