Nasa to spend $20bn on moon base after cancelling orbiting station
New Nasa chief, Jared Isaacman, has outlined several changes to flagship moon programme ArtemisNasa 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...
<p>New Nasa chief, Jared Isaacman, has outlined several changes to flagship moon programme Artemis</p><p>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.</p><p>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 is making to the agency’s flagship moon programme Artemis.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/24/nasa-moon-base-cancelling-artemis">Continue reading...</a>
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