Nasa to spend $20bn on moon base after cancelling orbiting station
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- New Nasa chief, Jared Isaacman, has outlined several changes to flagship moon programme ArtemisNasa is cancelling plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use its components to construct a $20bn base on the moon’s surface over the next s...S1
- New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the US space agency will pivot from launching an orbiting lunar station to constructing a base on the moon's surface. It comes amid a renewed moon race with Russia and China.S2
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Nasa to spend $20bn on moon base after cancelling orbiting station
New Nasa chief, Jared Isaacman, has outlined several changes to flagship moon programme ArtemisNasa is cancelling plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead us…
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NASA plans moon base instead of orbital lunar station
New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the US space agency will pivot from launching an orbiting lunar station to constructing a base on the moon's surface. It comes amid a ren…
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Published Mar 24, 2026
What to know
- New Nasa chief, Jared Isaacman, has outlined several changes to flagship moon programme ArtemisNasa is cancelling plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use its components to construct a $20bn base on the moon’s surface over the next s...S1
- New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says the US space agency will pivot from launching an orbiting lunar station to constructing a base on the moon's surface. It comes amid a renewed moon race with Russia and China.S2
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