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NASA charts $20B lunar base plan and nuclear Mars mission

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Source: Al Jazeera
NASA charts $20B lunar base plan and nuclear Mars mission
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NASA unveils a seven-year, $20 billion overhaul to build a surface lunar base with robotic prep, repurpose the Lunar Gateway for surface infrastructure (pausing its orbital role), and advance a nuclear-powered Mars mission via Space Reactor 1 Freedom by 2028, including a Mars helicopter test; the move reshapes Artemis and heightens competition with China.

Topics:sciencescience-and-technology#artemis-program#moon-base#nasa#nuclear-propulsion#science-and-technology#space-reactor-1-freedom
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  1. NASA to spend $20bn on moon base, nuclear-powered Mars spacecraft  Al Jazeera
  2. NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America’s National Space Policy  NASA (.gov)
  3. NASA to spend $20B on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar station  KSL.com
  4. NASA plans moon base, nuclear spacecraft in multibillion-dollar moon program expansion  Reuters
  5. NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in.  Space

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