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NASA Prioritizes Permanent Lunar Base After First Landing in 2028
NASA prioritizes the creation of a permanent lunar base after its goal of returning to the Moon in 2028, in a plan that marks the greatest advancement since the Apollo program.
TL;DR
- NASA plans to establish a permanent lunar base in seven years.
- The plan requires intense crewed lunar landings starting in 2028.
- The estimated cost is at least $20 billion over seven years.
- The Gateway lunar orbital space station project will be paused.
- The strategy includes three permanent lunar habitats, rovers, and a nuclear fission reactor.
- Success of Artemis II and subsequent missions is essential for the plan.
- NASA aims for a lunar mission every six months.
- This initiative is part of the Trump administration's strategy to transform NASA and promote the private sector.