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NASA scraps orbiting station for $20 billion moon base

The race back to the Moon just took a dramatic—and costly—turn. In a bold shake-up of its Artemis program, NASA is scrapping ...

NASA to spend $20 billion on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar station

The Lunar Gateway station was meant to be a space station parked in ‌a lunar orbit. Repurposing the craft for ‌a lunar ...

NASA just abandoned a big moon project for a chance to beat China

NASA will shelve its plan for a small lunar space station in favor of building a base directly on the moon. But as for NASA's time crunch for the moon base, that part is largely self-inflicted. A ...

NASA kills lunar space station to focus on ambitious Moon base

As part of phase two, running from 2029 to 2032, NASA will seek to secure a site for a lunar base. This phase is projected to ...

NASA announces $20 billion moon base, canceling orbiting lunar station

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said a U.S.-flagged moon base is necessary to establish a lasting presence in space.

NASA's giant moon rocket, in photos

Photos show the rocket and spacecraft that NASA will use to launch astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.