NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a $20 billion plan to build a permanent U.S. base on the Moon over the next 7 years. NASA is cancelling plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit.

(The Center Square) – NASA has abandoned its plans to build a lunar-orbiting space station and will instead use those resources to construct a $20 billion permanent base on the moon, scheduled for ...

NASA has unveiled revamped plans to build a moon base near the lunar south pole that will one day allow for American astronauts to have a permanent presence on Earth's celestial neighbor. Announced ...

WASHINGTON — NASA unveiled ambitious plans for the space agency's future during an event Tuesday that included goals to create a permanent base on the moon, with an estimated investment of $20 billion ...

NASA's chief on Tuesday said the US space agency will invest $20 billion to develop a base on the moon, while suspending its plans to create the lunar orbital space station known as Gateway. "The ...

At Northrop Grumman's Gilbert, Arizona, facility, teams transport Gateway's HALO in April 2025. HALO would have been part of the Gateway space station, which NASA paused in March 2026. NASA is pausing ...

The Artemis II mission fulfilled the original objective planned during Trump's first term and has origins in prior administrations.

The plan cancels the Gateway lunar space station, with its resources being repurposed for the surface base. Development will occur in three phases, starting with robotic missions and leading to a ...