NASA Overhauls Artemis: Lunar Base in Reach, Gateway Paused, and Mars Gets Nuclear Boost
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NASA unveils a sweeping redesign: push to a permanent Moon base with frequent lunar missions and a pause of Lunar Gateway, launch a nuclear-powered Mars mission featuring six helicopters, and retire the ISS by 2030 with a shift to commercial low-Earth orbit stations, while maintaining a surface-first Moon strategy and aiming for Artemis landings around 2028–2032.
- One Day, Three Big Swings: NASA’s Bold New Plans for the Moon, Mars, and Earth Orbit Gizmodo
- With Moon Base and Nuclear Mars Mission, NASA Wants You to ‘Start Believing Again’ The New York Times
- NASA’s ambitious plans for a Moon base mark a rethinking of its future The Economist
- NASA unveils ambitious $20 billion plan to build moon base near lunar south pole CBS News
- NASA announces new Mars mission, reshapes goals on the moon CNN
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