NASA unveils ambitious $20 billion plan to build moon base near lunar south pole

In an on-going overhaul of NASA's Artemis program, agency officials say it will take seven years to build a sophisticated base on the moon.
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NASA needs nuclear power for its moon base. Here’s the White House plan to get it

If the U.S. is ever to set up a permanent outpost on the moon, it will need nuclear power. The White House just released a ...

NASA unveils $20 billion moon base plans ahead of Artemis 2 launch

NASA unveiled plans to build a moon base near the lunar south pole that will one day allow for American astronauts to have a permanent presence.
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NASA to spend $20 billion on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar space station

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - NASA announced on Tuesday it has canceled plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use components from the project to build a $20 billion base ...
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NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in

NASA is officially sidelining the long-planned lunar Gateway space station to focus its efforts on establishing a base on the surface of the moon. The change comes as the agency continues to lay out ...
The Conversation

NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build up to a long‑term lunar presence

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket that will take an astronaut crew around the Moon rolls out to the launchpad. Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images The next U.S. trip to the Moon isn’t about planting a ...
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NASA’s New Moon Base Plan Explains Why It’s Going Back To The Moon

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...