Trump boosts Nasa plans for moon base with nuclear reactors in China space race

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that moves to protect Nasa’s Artemis space programme, which aims to return astronauts to the moon with an eye towards building a permanent lunar presence. The directive reinforces Nasa’s current plans for sending Americans back to the moon by 2028, and for Americans to begin establishing the outpost by 2030. It also reaffirms Nasa’s plans to use space nuclear power, including readying nuclear reactors for launch by 2030. Thursday’s order calls...