NASA announces plan to build base on moon
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NASA pauses the Lunar Gateway program to focus on building a multi-phase Moon base through the Artemis program.
NASA’s leadership is shaking things up, announcing a series of major changes aimed at keeping the agency on track for establishing a human presence on the Moon while getting rid of dead weight. During a full-day event on Tuesday,
But what should NASA do with hardware already built for the Gateway outpost? NASA spent close to $4.5 billion on developing a human-tended complex in orbit around the Moon since the Gateway program’s official start in 2019.
The decision comes as NASA intends to scrap Gateway, a lunar-orbiting space station that was intended to launch no earlier than 2027