NASA maps a lunar base push while eyeing a nuclear-powered Mars mission
TL;DR
NASA’s new leadership unveiled an ambitious plan: fast‑track a permanent Moon base by repurposing Gateway assets and increasing robotic landers, pause the Gateway project, and accelerate a nuclear electric propulsion–powered Mars mission by 2028, while weighing funding, timelines, and private‑sector collaboration as Artemis progresses toward returning humans to the Moon.
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