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NASA Adds Moon Base and Nuclear-Powered Mars Spacecraft to Road Map

The agency announced the more specific plans and timelines after years of suggesting it may build a lunar outpost.

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Nasa to spend $20bn on moon base after cancelling orbiting station

New Nasa chief, Jared Isaacman, has outlined several changes to flagship moon programme Artemis Nasa is cancelling plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use its components to construct a $20bn base on the moon’s surface over the next seven years, its new chief, Jared Isaacman, said on Tuesday. Isaacman, who was sworn in at the agency in December, made the announcement at the opening of a day-long event at Nasa’s Washington headquarters at which he outlinedchanges he...

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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.

NASA plans moon base instead of orbital lunar station

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.

'US will never give up the Moon again': Nasa plans lunar base, n-powered spacecraft to Mars

NASA unveiled ambitious initiatives to accelerate its return to the Moon, aiming for a lunar landing by the end of President Trump's term and establishing a long-term presence. The agency's updated Moon strategy focuses on a phased approach to building a lunar base, incorporating commercial and international partnerships to support frequent crewed missions and sustained human operations.

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NASA to cancel orbiting lunar station, build moon base instead

NASA to spend $20 billion to build base on Moon

NASA is cancelling 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. Isaacman, who was sworn in at the agency in December, made the announcement at […]

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NASA to spend $20 billion on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar station

NASA MoonBase plans robotic landings, rovers and infrastructure for sustained human presence

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NASA pivots to Moon base with $20B plan, puts Gateway on hold

NASA will invest $20 billion to build a long-term base on the Moon while shelving its planned lunar Gateway station, marking a major shift in its strategy for sustained space explo...

NASA Head Adds Lunar Base, Nuclear-Powered Mars Rocket To Space Road Map

NASA Head Adds Lunar Base, Nuclear-Powered Mars Rocket To Space Road Map NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is moving ahead with the agency's ambitious push to return astronauts to the moon, unveiling new plans for a lunar base alongside a nuclear-propelled spacecraft intended to pave the way for a future Mars mission. At an earlier event, The New York Times reported that Isaacman laid out the agency's three-phase plan: first, expand robotic missions and surface systems; second, ...

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