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.
Scientific American

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 ...
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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 ...
USA Today

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

The plan cancels the Gateway lunar space station, with its resources being repurposed for the surface base. Development will occur in three phases, starting with robotic missions and leading to a ...
CNET

NASA's Ignition Program: Skipping the Lunar Orbiter and Going Straight for a Moon Base

For the second time in as many months, NASA is flipping the script and changing its planned missions for the moon. At the end of last month, the agency pushed back its moon landing to the Artemis IV ...
Forbes

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 ...
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 ...