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Nasa to spend $20bn on moon base after cancelling orbiting station
New Nasa chief outlines changes to moon programme Artemis including repurposing Lunar Gateway
TL;DR
- Nasa is canceling the Lunar Gateway space station in lunar orbit.
- The agency will use components of the Gateway to construct a $20 billion base on the moon's surface.
- The moon base is planned to be built over the next seven years.
- New agency chief Jared Isaacman announced the changes to the Artemis program.
- The repurposing of hardware and international partner commitments will support surface operations.
- This decision is made amidst China's progress toward its own moon landing.