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NASA wants to put a $20 billion base on the Moon
- Emma Roth
- March 24, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. | AFP via Getty Images
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has big plans for the future of the agency, including the construction of a $20 billion lunar base that he said will establish an "enduring presence" on the Moon. Isaacman announced the news during NASA's Ignition event on Tuesday, where he also described goals to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars, as reported earlier by the New York Times.
As a result of plans to establish a base on the Moon, NASA announced that it's pausing its Gateway project "in its current form," which would've launched a space station orbiting the Moon. Instead, NASA plans to "shift focus to infrastructure that enables susta …
Originally published at The Verge