
NASA Confirms Shift to Permanent Moon Base, Pauses Lunar Gateway
NASA has confirmed its shift in focus to establishing a permanent human presence and base directly on the Moon's surface, reportedly with a $20 billion investment, while pausing the Lunar Gateway orbiting station project.
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NASA plans $20B moon base, but pauses lunar space station project
NASA is pausing plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use its components to construct a $20 billion base on the moon's surface over the next seven years, its new chief Jared Isaacman said on Tuesday.
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New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the US space agency will pivot from launching an orbiting lunar station to constructing a base on the moon's surface. It comes amid a renewed moon race with Russia and China.
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