NASA unveils $20 billion moon base plans
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Goodbye, Gateway.
NASA's chief on Tuesday said the US space agency "intends to pause" its Gateway project that would have created a space station in orbit around the moon, instead shifting focus toward "building a lunar base.
The $20 billion project will span seven years and aims to establish American space superiority, though opponents question spending billions while 10 million Americans could lose health insurance.
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