NASA to spend $20 billion on Moon base
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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,
NASA gave details of America’s future in space this week, laying out plans in the coming years to build a base on the moon and send a nuclear spacecraft to Mars.
The agency has outlined a three-phase plan for lunar infrastructure and says the effort will serve as a proving ground for future missions to Mars.
NASA's Artemis II Moon mission could take place as early as next week - and astronaut Christina Koch is about to make history
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NASA aims for permanent moon presence, fast-tracks Mars plans
NASA is no longer aiming to just visit the moon; it's preparing to create a permanent presence on the lunar surface. The agency will now shift its goal from sending a floating space station into lunar orbit and instead invest billions to build directly on the moon’s surface.
Artemis II mission will take 4 astronauts on a trip around the moon. The vehicle that will send them there? A massive NASA Space Launch System rocket.
From launch dates to mission plans, Houston Public Media explains everything you need to know about the historic Artemis II mission.